City water profile

Water hardness in Atlanta

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: 35 PPM below
Evidence comparison rank: #5 of 6
Matched utilities: 1
Active health records: 0

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

Atlanta

GA1210001 · Surface water · 1,089,893 people served system-wide

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

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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, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Atlanta
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Aug 15, 2024

City summary

What the indexed records say

Atlanta has 23 published ZIP profiles across Fulton County and Dekalb County. The regional-evidence median is 34 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 34 PPM versus 69 PPM statewide.

Among the 6 Georgiacities meeting the comparison standard, Atlanta ranks #5from highest to lowest. Across all 469 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 8.8to 214 PPM.

The 28.4–39 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft23 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

23 of 23 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 6 miles
Profiles with evidence: 23/23

Confidence labels

High: 12Moderate: 11Low: 0

Observation window: Dec 20, 2017 to Jun 3, 2026.

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Water reports in Atlanta

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ZIP code

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Atlanta

Lead (90th percentile)

What the indexed records say

How local ZIP estimates compare

Distance, dates, and confidence

Water reports in Atlanta

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