Warner Robins, Georgia

What is the Water Quality in Warner Robins, Georgia?

Compared to other US cities, Warner Robins water quality ranks in the lower range for contamination excluding Lead.

Most of their 13 contaminants have cancer-causing attributes.

• Radium is at very high levels: 57x health guidelines.

Let’s look closer at what’s in Warner Robins water.

What’s in Warner Robins water?

Here are the top 3 chemical compounds in Warner Robins water and what health issues they can potentially cause:

1. Hexavalent Chromium – Potential effect: Cancer
2. Nitrate and nitrite – Potential effect: Cancer
3. Radium – Potential effect: Cancer

These are three of the 13 contaminants analyzed by the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org).

These 4 contaminants are rated as exceeding EWG Health Guidelines.

Does Warner Robins water have Lead contamination?

No, Warner Robins does not currently have lead in its water. The most recent Lead samples collected from 2016 through 2018 showed concentrations of 0.0 parts per billion (ppb).

The legal limit for lead is 15 parts per billion. Being well-below this level is a good thing.

• Concentrations between 3.8 ppb and 15 ppb put a formula-fed baby at risk of elevated blood lead levels. Read more about the symptoms of Lead in water.

There is no safe level of lead for humans.

• The good news is that 99.99% of the lead can be removed.

See the What Can You Do? section below to learn how to filter out contaminants.

Where does Warner Robins’ water come from?

Warner Robins’ water comes from the Horse Creek – Ocmulgee River watershed.

Both EPA assessed water sources in the Horse Creek – Ocmulgee River watershed are in Good condition. These are Horse Creek and the Ocmulgee River.

Ideally, a water source would be rated in Good condition.

Whether a water source is in Impaired or Good condition refers to the quality of these uses:

1. Drinking Water
2. Aquatic Life
3. Fish and Shellfish Consumption
4. Recreation

Learn more from How’s My Waterway

See below for what you can do to improve Warner Robins’ water.

What Can You Do?

Information about water quality in Warner Robins can be surprising.

But there are things you can do in your home to clean up your water.

To Remove Lead and Other Contaminants In Your Home:

There is one solution that beats Brita, PUR, and some whole house systems.

• It costs less per gallon.
• Needs fewer filter changes.
• And it doesn’t make your water taste weird.

• Use Berkey filters with activated carbon to filter out the majority of contaminants in your drinking water.
  • Berkey filters can also remove up to 99.99% of Lead in Warner Robins water.
  • Brita can filter 3 contaminants (Haloacetic acids, Testosterone, and Xylenes) and Lead depending on the filter.
  • Note: We may receive a commission if you decide to purchase filters through links on this page.
• To filter out 11 of the 13 contaminants in your whole house, consider a Reverse Osmosis water filtration system for your home.
  • These are more expensive than pitchers to purchase, but can be more effective.
  • They have the benefit of filtering out heavy hitters like:
    • Aluminum
    • Cobalt
    • Fluoride
    • Hexavalent chromium – health effects
    • Nitrate and nitrite
    • Radium
    • Strontium
    • Testosterone

*Chlorination is an effective method of disinfecting/treating drinking water. You can then use a water filter to reduce the effects of chlorination byproducts to get the safest, cleanest water possible.

In Your Community:

Contact your local government officials and put pressure on them to invest in cleaner waterways and upgraded city water filtration and treatment.

Go to: https://www.wrga.gov/261/Government to find contact information for your local officials.

Water Quality in Other Georgia Cities

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