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Water hardness in Buchanan

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

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank
—
Matched utilities
3
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.

Haralson County Water Authority

GA1430007 · Surface water · 12,220 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 (3)

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
0.0011 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
0.061 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level
0.06 MG/L

102% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023

TTHM

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
0.081 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level
0.08 MG/L

101% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022

Violation history (7)
Imported violation history for Haralson County Water Authority
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeResolvedSep 2, 2023 to Oct 30, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-basedResolvedApr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Public NoticeResolvedJun 2, 2022 to Jul 25, 2022
Public NoticeUnaddressedMar 11, 2022
TTHMHealth-basedResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
TTHMHealth-basedResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Nov 15, 2021

Buchanan

GA1430001 · Surface water · 1,326 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
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Buchanan
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Nov 10, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021

Waco

GA1430010 · Surface water · 884 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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Waco
RuleStatusPeriod
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedJul 2, 2025 to Jun 27, 2025

City summary

What the indexed records say

Buchanan has 1 published ZIP profile across Haralson County. The regional-evidence median is 18 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
10.7 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Dec 9, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Buchanan

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

30113

Soft

18 PPM

Nearest site
10.7 mi
Confidence
Low

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

Questions people ask

About water in Buchanan

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.