Spalding County Water System

PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in Georgia

GA2550036UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
10Highest PFOA result, ppt
13Highest PFOS result, ppt
1.804Highest Hazard Index
120Results
PWSID
GA2550036
State
Georgia
System type
community water system (CWS)
Population served
40,430
City
Griffin
Counties
Spalding County
Primary source water
surface water (purchased)
UCMR 5 sampling
2024-02-27 to 2024-11-12 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: SW
Service-area boundary
authoritative

PFOS ≥ 3 × its limit highest single result
PFOS 1–3 × its limit worst entry-point average

These are monitoring results collected under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) at entry points, where treated water enters the distribution system; they are not tap-water samples. They are not compliance determinations: compliance with EPA's 2024 PFAS limits is judged on running annual averages of compliance monitoring, required from 2029, so a single UCMR 5 result at or above a limit is not a violation. “< MRL” means the compound was not quantified at EPA's minimum reporting level; it does not mean zero.

Water purchased from

  • Griffin (GA2550000)
    Seller's highest results: PFOA 9.7 ppt · PFOS 14 ppt · HI 2.006 · detected: PFBA;PFBS;PFHpA;PFHxA;PFHxS;PFOA;PFOS;PFPeA;PFPeS
  • Clayton County Water Authority (GA0630000)
    Seller's highest results: PFOA 8.4 ppt · PFOS 8.5 ppt · HI 0.663 · detected: 6:2 FTS;PFBA;PFBS;PFHpA;PFHxA;PFHxS;PFOA;PFOS;PFPeA

Seller results are the seller's own entry-point samples, not measurements of this system's water. This system's own samples (below) may reflect purchased water, its own sources, or both.

Compared with EPA's 2024 values

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*Limit
PFOA (ppt)105.34
PFOS (ppt)137.64
Hazard Index1.8040.941.0†

“<MRL” = every result for the compound was below its reporting limit. * Mean of all samples at each entry point with non-detects = 0 (EPA compliance convention; the Hazard Index also uses non-detects = 0); a screening comparison, not a formal running annual average. † Rescission proposed May 2026. PFOA/PFOS MCL 4 ppt (2024 NPDWR, in effect). PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (10 ppt each) and the Hazard Index (1.0) are 2024 NPDWR values; EPA proposed rescinding them on 18 May 2026 (comment period closed 20 Jul 2026).

Sampling history

Sampled 2024-02-27 to 2024-11-12 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: SW · 4 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2024-02-27Griffin (SW)SE1<4<40PFHxA 5.5, PFPeA 7.2
2024-05-20Griffin (SW)SE26.1101.104PFHpA 3.2, PFHxA 8.6, PFPeA 10
2024-08-13Griffin (SW)SE35.17.40.853PFHpA 3.9, PFHxA 8.1, PFPeA 12
2024-11-12Griffin (SW)SE410131.8046:2 FTS 5.2, PFBA 7.7, PFHpA 7.2, PFHxA 20, PFPeA 23

“<4” = not detected at the reporting limit shown; “n/a” = not analyzed in that sample. Highlighted = at or above the 4 ppt MCL. HI computed per sample with non-detects as 0. Other detections lists every other quantified compound (lithium in µg/L).

All results by entry point

120 results. Each column is one sampling visit (date and UCMR 5 sample event). A number is a measured concentration; “< 4” = below the minimum reporting level shown; “–” = not analyzed in that visit. PFAS in ppt (ng/L); lithium in µg/L.

Griffin facility 17283 · sample point 301 · surface water

CompoundMRL2024-02-27
SE1
2024-05-20
SE2
2024-08-13
SE3
2024-11-12
SE4
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5< 55.2
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5< 57.7
PFBS3 ppt< 37.86.38.2
PFHpA3 ppt< 33.23.97.2
PFHxA3 ppt5.58.68.120
PFHxS3 ppt< 3118.518
PFOA4 ppt< 46.15.110
PFOS4 ppt< 4107.413
PFPeA3 ppt7.2101223
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3< 3< 3
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6< 6< 6
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 9< 9< 9< 9

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFHxA4100%20
2024-11-12
10.55–10.558.18.62020
PFPeA4100%23
2024-11-12
13.05–13.0510122323
PFBS475%8.2
2024-11-12
5.58–6.336.37.88.28.2
PFHpA475%7.2
2024-11-12
3.58–4.333.23.97.27.2
PFHxS475%18
2024-11-12
9.38–10.128.5111818
PFOA475%10
2024-11-12
5.3–6.35.16.11010
PFOS475%13
2024-11-12
7.6–8.67.4101313
6:2 FTS425%5.2
2024-11-12
1.3–5.05<MRL<MRL5.25.2
PFBA425%7.7
2024-11-12
1.93–5.67<MRL<MRL7.77.7

Never detected (21): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpS, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFPeS, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA, lithium.

Left-censored Kaplan–Meier statistics (Helsel 2005; Helsel & Lee 2006, NADA for R). Units: ppt; lithium µg/L. Each compound has one reporting limit, so the Kaplan–Meier mean equals the upper mean bound (non-detects at the MRL); the lower bound sets non-detects to 0. “<MRL” = the percentile falls below the reporting limit and cannot be estimated. These describe this system's UCMR 5 samples, not population estimates.

Sources

  • EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data text files (UCMR5_All.txt; samples 2023-01-09 to 2026-06-17; data summary dated Jul 2026)
  • EPA SDWIS via ECHO SDWA downloads, quarter 2026Q3
  • EPA Public Water System Service Areas v3 (Mar 2026)
  • US Census Bureau cartographic boundary counties 1:500k, 2024
  • EPA/USGS NHDPlus V2 (medium resolution) flowlines, Strahler order 2+

Data build e0e919e2a26a · 2026-10-18T04:09Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.