City water profile

Water hardness in Waycross

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

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 5
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.

Waycross

GA2990002 · Groundwater · 15,987 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: 7.5e-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 (1)

Imported violation history for Waycross
Rule	Status	Period
E. COLI	Resolved	Sep 26, 2023 to Oct 17, 2023

Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth.

GA2990001 · Groundwater · 10,657 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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth.
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023

Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth-East

GA2990051 · Groundwater · 3,654 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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth-East
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023

Waycross-Ware County Ind. Park

GA2990019 · Groundwater · 1,716 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: 0.0017 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

11% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (3)

Imported violation history for Waycross-Ware County Ind. Park
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Unaddressed	Oct 17, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 19, 2021 to Mar 4, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Nov 16, 2021

Baptist Village

GA2990016 · Groundwater · 308 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: 0.0012 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

8% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Baptist Village
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2025

City summary

What the indexed records say

Waycross has 2 published ZIP profiles across Ware County. The regional-evidence median is 137 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 109–165 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

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard1 ZIP

Hard1 ZIP

Very hard0 ZIPs

2 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: 23.4 miles
Profiles with evidence: 2/2

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 2

Observation window: Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 2024.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Waycross

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

31501

Hard

165 PPM

Nearest site: 23 mi
Confidence: Low

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ZIP code

31503

Moderately Hard

109 PPM

Nearest site: 23.4 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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Other Georgia communities

Manor

Ware County

109 PPM median

Brinson

Decatur County

138 PPM median

Colquitt

Miller County

138 PPM median

Damascus

Early County

136 PPM median

Swainsboro

Emanuel County

135 PPM median

Chickamauga

Walker County

139 PPM median

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Questions people ask

About water in Waycross

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.