City water profile

Water hardness in Albany

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Albany, Georgia.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: 87 PPM above
Evidence comparison rank: #1 of 6
Matched utilities: 6
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Albany

GA0950000 · Groundwater · 101,245 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0022 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

15% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Albany
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 30, 2025

Usmc-Logistics

GA0950035 · Groundwater · 3,350 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0058 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

39% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Hollands Folly Subdivision #1

GA0950010 · Groundwater · 356 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0025 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

17% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Creekside Rv Park

GA0950065 · Groundwater · 240 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0015 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

10% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (11)

Imported violation history for Creekside Rv Park
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Mar 14, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Oct 7, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 5, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Combined Uranium	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021

Carver Subdivision

GA0950006 · Groundwater · 111 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 8.0e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Hollands And Hatcher S/d

GA0950011 · Groundwater · 51 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0014 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

City summary

What the indexed records say

Albany has 3 published ZIP profiles across Dougherty County. The regional-evidence median is 156 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 156 PPM versus 69 PPM statewide.

Among the 6 Georgiacities meeting the comparison standard, Albany ranks #1from highest to lowest. Across all 469 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 8.8to 214 PPM.

The 155.5–157 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard3 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

3 of 3 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 4.3 miles
Profiles with evidence: 3/3

Confidence labels

High: 3Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Jan 25, 2021 to Dec 16, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Albany

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

31701

Hard

157 PPM

Nearest site: 4.9 mi
Confidence: High

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ZIP code

31707

Hard

155.5 PPM

Nearest site: 4.3 mi
Confidence: High

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ZIP code

31721

Hard

155.5 PPM

Nearest site: 4 mi
Confidence: High

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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157 PPM median

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157 PPM median

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Questions people ask

About water in Albany

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.