Water Health Check Report

Buford, GA

Gwinnett Co. Dept. Of Water Resources · Surface water source

100

Excellent

0 EPA violations

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EPA · GA1350004UCMR5 PFAS data included975,000 people servedLast updated May 2026

Excellent — no contaminants above guidelines

Gwinnett Co. Dept. Of Water Resources delivers water that meets all EPA and EWG health guidelines for the contaminants monitored. No PFAS detected in UCMR5 sampling

No PFAS detected in UCMR5 samplingLead levels within limits at treatment plantAll contaminants within federal legal limits

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PFAS—25 compounds tested, none detected

EPA UCMR5 monitoring found no PFAS above the minimum reporting level in Buford's water supply. This is a meaningful result: PFAS have been detected in roughly half of all tested US public water systems.

Source: EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025) · 25 compounds tested including all regulated PFAS

Contaminants tested

26 total · 0 above EWG guideline
ContaminantLevelStatus
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
Lithium

CAS 7439-93-2

ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
ND
Not detected
LegendWithin limitsAbove EWG guidelineAbove EPA limitNot detectedSource: EPA SDWIS · UCMR5 · EWG Health Guidelines
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Data sources

EPA UCMR5 (PFAS + lithium)·May 2026·One-time programme 2023–2025

Status flags compare detected levels against both EPA legal limits and EWG health-based guidelines—which are stricter and science-derived, independent of political feasibility.