Dekalb County, GA Water Quality
Dekalb County: EPA violation history, explained
Dekalb County's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 743,000 people get their water from it, across 193,679 connections.
Dekalb County's record against the rest of the country
Dekalb County has 3 violations on record in total, 0 of them health-based - ranking it 11,537th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 11th percentile nationally.
How Dekalb County compares within GA
GA's 312 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; Dekalb County carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for Dekalb County is from 2021-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.
What this data is and is not
This is what Dekalb County reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for Dekalb County - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.