City water profile

Water hardness in Manchester

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

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 1
Active health records: 1

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.

Manchester

GA1990003 · Surface water · 5,397 people served system-wide

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

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (6)

Imported violation history for Manchester
Rule	Status	Period
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Feb 6, 2026
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Jul 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Jul 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2026
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Jul 21, 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Manchester has 2 published ZIP profiles across Meriwether County. The regional-evidence median is 25 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 25–25 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label. 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 2 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 21.8 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/2

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

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

ZIP directory

Water reports in Manchester

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ZIP code

31816

No estimate

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Nearest site: — mi
Confidence: —

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ZIP code

31830

Soft

25 PPM

Nearest site: 21.8 mi
Confidence: Low

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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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30 PPM median

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25 PPM median

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— No median

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— No median

Covington

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26 PPM median

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Questions people ask

About water in Manchester

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.