Aquatell

Georgia

The 12 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 0.5 to 7.0 grains per gallon, with a median of 3.0; 8% are hard or very hard.

How the 12 figures spread across the bands

  • Soft 1
  • Slightly hard 8
  • Moderately hard 2
  • Hard 1
  • Very hard 0
Hardness
3.0 gpg medianAverage 3.0 gpg (51 ppm), from 0.5 to 7.0. Each published figure counts once in the average, median and spread; a figure published as a range is shown as its range and isn't averaged.
Coverage
12 places12 listings as published
Disinfectant
1 of 5use chloramine; 4 use chlorine

Every place we have

Sources are each city’s water quality report or its utility. Gather the listings up by place or by the water system that serves them, or see every listing as published; open a group to see what’s in it.

12 places

On the scaleDisinfectantSourcesAsk Aqua
Athens
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 7.0 gpg120 ppm, hard –
Dalton
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.0 gpg76 ppm, moderately hard –
Gainsville
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.0 gpg77 ppm, moderately hard –
Augusta
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.0 gpg58 ppm, slightly hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Brunswick
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.0 gpg58 ppm, slightly hard –
Macon
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.0 gpg58 ppm, slightly hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Rome
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.0 gpg54 ppm, slightly hard –
Savannah
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.0 gpg57 ppm, slightly hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Albany
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.0 gpg34 ppm, slightly hard –
Valdosta
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.0 gpg42 ppm, slightly hard –
Atlanta
2 notes
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
  • Another Aquatell page gives chlorine; this table's figure is kept.
 1.0 gpg21 ppm, slightly hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Columbus
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 0.5 gpg8 ppm, soft Chlorine Disinfectant

Missing your city? Aquatell researches cities on request from the utility’s own reports, usually within a week. A note on a figure says what we found when we checked it: units that didn’t agree, another page with a different figure, a range.

What to do about it

Hard water

Above about 3.5 grains per gallon, scale builds in water heaters, fixtures and appliances. A softener sized for your hardness and household removes it for the whole house.

Water softenersSizing a softener

Chlorine or chloramine

Standard carbon removes chlorine’s taste and smell. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes and needs catalytic carbon to remove it.

Carbon and chloramine filters

Not sure what you need?

Aqua knows these figures and Aquatell’s treatment charts, and can size a system for your home.

Filters for Georgia’s water

See them all