- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 3 of 12 samples, average 3.4 ppt, highest 15.3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 3 of 12 samples, average 2.5 ppt, highest 11 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 12 samples, average 1.2 ppt, highest 9.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Covington
EPA system ID GA2170001 · serves Covington, GA · about 14,391 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Covington (EPA GA2170001)
What EPA records show for Covington, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (GA2170001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Covington (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
This system buys water from Newton CO. Water-Sewerage Auth (GA2170004), Oxford (GA2170020) and Newton County Water System (GA2170097); see those systems' records.
Source: Newton CO. Water-Sewerage Auth (GA2170004) report, Oxford (GA2170020) report, Newton County Water System (GA2170097) report. Data as of October 14, 2026.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Covington use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Covington's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.