Is MCRAE-HELENA's water safe to drink?

MCRAE-HELENA has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 7,857, over 1,986 connections.

MCRAE-HELENA's record against the rest of the country

MCRAE-HELENA has 6 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 6,778th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 47th percentile nationally.

How MCRAE-HELENA compares within GA

GA's 312 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; MCRAE-HELENA carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for MCRAE-HELENA is from 2021-10-01 (health-based: 2010-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

MCRAE-HELENA'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:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What this data is and is not

MCRAE-HELENA's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.