Is CITY OF ATLANTA's water safe to drink?
CITY OF ATLANTA had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 5,418 people through 2,519 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF ATLANTA ranks 343th by violation burden (97th percentile) - 63 violations total, 43 health-baseds.
Against the TX average
CITY OF ATLANTA's 43 health-based violations sit above the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF ATLANTA's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-06-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF ATLANTA's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF ATLANTA's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF ATLANTA's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 63 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.