Is Chatsworth, GA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Chatsworth has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records.
Chatsworth, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 15 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Chatsworth’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Chatsworth
Georgia · serves 28,262 people · about 370 in Chatsworth
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 15 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Dalton Utilities
Georgia · serves 99,315 people · under 100 in Chatsworth
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 8.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Chatsworth’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Water testing near Chatsworth
The 3 labs Georgia certifies closest to Chatsworth, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Tyson Foods
Cumming, GA · about 52 miles
Certified for bacteria
American Water Services
Cleveland, GA · about 54 miles
Certified for bacteria
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Laboratory
Norcross, GA · about 60 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, PFAS
University of Georgia Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories: Well water tests for minerals, nitrate, lead and bacteria, sent in through your county Extension office, which supplies bottles and helps with sampling and fees. The lab lists $20 for its basic water test, $12 for nitrate, $40 for coliform bacteria, and $90 for the home loan set of lead, nitrate, nitrite and bacteria. Water Analyses, UGA Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories.
All 43 certified labs for GeorgiaZIP codes in Chatsworth
Which ZIP codes are in Chatsworth: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Georgia EPD, laboratories certified by Georgia for chemical, microbiological, PFAS, and lead and copper monitoring; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Chatsworth
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Chatsworth’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water