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According to the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management's 2025 Water Quality Report , Atlanta's drinking water met all EPA standards with no violations. The system draws from the Chattahoochee River and serves more than 1.2 million metro-area residents. The report does not list a hardness figure, so test your tap or get a free Local Water Analysis Report.
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Atlanta Area Details
Area served:
Atlanta, Georgia
Population served:
More than 1.2 million metro-area residents (2025 report)
Water source:
Chattahoochee River (surface water)
Phone:
404-546-0311
Address:
72 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
What Atlanta's 2025 Water Quality Report Lists
Detected, all within EPA limits: fluoride, nitrate/nitrite, total organic carbon, turbidity, chlorine (disinfectant), total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), haloacetic acids, and copper and lead at residential taps (2024 sampling). Trace levels of four unregulated PFAS (PFPeA, PFBA, PFHxA, PFBS) were found in source water during 2023–2024 federal UCMR 5 sampling. Source: City of Atlanta 2025 Water Quality Report . Get your free water analysis report
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Annual Water Quality Reports
The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management publishes its annual Water Quality Reports (2003–2025) on its website.
Highlights from the 2025 report:
No EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations. Chlorine residual in the distribution system: highest monthly average 1.13 ppm (limit 4). Total trihalomethanes: highest quarterly LRAA 70.5 ppb (limit 80). Haloacetic acids: highest quarterly LRAA 35.5 ppb (limit 60). Lead at residential taps (2024): 90th percentile 1.4 ppb (action level 15); no sites exceeded the action level. DWM reports that its service line inventory found no lead service lines in its system. Hardness is not listed in the report.
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According to the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management's (DWM) 2025 Water Quality Report , the city's water system met all EPA standards with no violations. The report says the system supplies about 105 million gallons of treated drinking water a day to more than 1.2 million metro-area residents, using the Chattahoochee River as its only local surface water source.
The Chattahoochee and Hemphill Water Treatment Plants produce about 75% of the city's drinking water; the rest comes from the Atlanta-Fulton County Water Treatment Plant, which is jointly owned with Fulton County. DWM says it runs more than 50,000 water quality tests a year, screening for more than 150 potential contaminants.
DWM's 2023 Water Quality Report describes a five-year, $1 billion Capital Improvement Program that includes leak detection and water distribution system improvements to reduce water loss, address pressure problems and reduce discoloration in areas with older mains.
For current information on Atlanta's water, wastewater and stormwater projects, visit www.atlantawatershed.org.
For more information on your drinking water, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
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According to DWM's history page , the Department of Watershed Management was established in September 2002 to oversee Atlanta's essential utility operations: municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. As part of this responsibility, DWM manages one of the nation's largest water capital development programs, valued at approximately $4 billion.
The wastewater component of this capital program operates primarily under two Federal Consent Decrees with some of the most stringent schedules and performance requirements in the United States. These Consent Decrees were issued by the Federal Court in 1998 and 1999 to address the wastewater system's conditions after decades of severe underfunding and inadequate maintenance.
Watershed Management successfully completed all construction for the first Consent Decree in 2008, an achievement described by the Federal judge as a "remarkable accomplishment." In 2003, the Department resumed operational control of municipal water systems that had been outsourced in 1998, finding them in similar condition and subject to two State Consent Orders.
Since 2002, DWM has made substantial improvements to both the physical condition and performance of the water utilities. Under a comprehensive Strategic Plan focused on continuous improvement, the program progressed from having no financial plan for the $4 billion capital program to implementing a detailed strategy with successful rate increases, a dedicated municipal sales tax, bond issues, improved budgeting methods, and effective cost controls.
The capital program has eliminated over 400 million gallons per year of sewer spills from local waterways, while improved compliance has prevented millions in fines and avoided a sewer connection moratorium. This prevention of the moratorium allowed continued development with a $19 billion economic benefit to the City.
DWM reports these operational improvements (figures through 2008): boil water advisories dropped from 9 in 2002 to zero in 2008; annual water leak repairs increased from 750 to 9,600; revenue collections improved from about 90% to over 98%; and estimated water bills decreased from over 200,000 annually to approximately 110,000, with malfunctioning meters reduced from an estimated 20,000 to about 4,000.
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Atlanta Drinking Water Company and CDC- Where does Atlanta water come from?
The City of Atlanta's only local surface water source is the Chattahoochee River, according to its 2025 Water Quality Report. - Does Atlanta test its tap water?
Yes. Like every public water system, Atlanta must test its water under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and publish an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). DWM's reports from 2003 to 2025 are on its Water Quality Reports page . - How do I contact Atlanta?
Call 404-546-0311 or visit 72 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, or use the contact options on the utility’s website. - Does Atlanta water contain lead?
Water usually leaves the treatment plant without lead. Lead can enter tap water from older service lines, solder and brass fixtures inside homes, especially when water sits in the pipes. DWM's 2025 report says its service line inventory found no lead service lines, and 2024 tap sampling found a 90th-percentile lead level of 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level. Home plumbing can still add lead, so run the tap before drinking if water has been sitting. To have your water tested for lead, the report says to contact DWM at 404-982-1468. - Is Atlanta water hard?
Atlanta's 2024 and 2025 Water Quality Reports do not list a hardness figure. Test your tap at home or get a free Local Water Analysis Report . If it is above about 7 grains per gallon, a water softener sized to your measured hardness will stop scale and spotting.
The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management provides drinking water to the City of Atlanta and parts of the metro area.
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