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Richmond County water quality report

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Augusta Utilities

2025 water quality results

Results are separated by Augusta treatment plant. They do not describe every water system or private well in Richmond County.

Your water at a glance

See the amount, the comparison and what it means. “Below” refers to the stated benchmark, not zero risk.

Hardness

Measurement needed

Not reported

The reviewed utility report does not give a hardness measurement. Test incoming water to size a softener.

Reviewed report; no hardness valueView source

Chlorine

Below 4 mg/L disinfectant limit

1.80–1.94mg/L

Range of the three plant averages: groundwater 1.94, Highland 1.86, Hicks 1.80; not a county average.

2025View source

Fluoride

Below 4 mg/L limit

0.66–0.74mg/L

Plant averages: groundwater 0.74, Highland 0.66, Hicks 0.69.

2025View source

Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)

Utility reports standard met

23.9 / 44.14 / 42.3µg/L

Reported averages for groundwater / Highland / Hicks. The Hicks single-sample range reaches 83.8; the report marks LRAA compliance.

The report lists an 80 µg/L limit. Compliance uses running annual averages, not a single sample.

2025View source

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Utility reports standard met

21.3 / 40 / 33.4µg/L

Reported averages for groundwater / Highland / Hicks. Individual samples and compliance averages differ.

The report lists a 60 µg/L limit; use the stated reporting basis.

2025View source

Nitrate

Below 10 mg/L limit

0.81mg/L

Groundwater plant average, range ND–1.76. Highland and Hicks are listed as not detected.

2025View source

Water hardness by provider

The figures below are provider-specific. They are not a countywide average.

UtilityHardnessHardness source
Not published in the reviewed reportNo numeric hardness result in the reviewed report
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What was measuredReported amountSample year / source dateHow to read it
HardnessNot reported The reviewed utility report does not give a hardness measurement. Test incoming water to size a softener.Reviewed report; no hardness valueView source ↗Measurement needed
Chlorine1.80–1.94 mg/LRange of the three plant averages: groundwater 1.94, Highland 1.86, Hicks 1.80; not a county average.2025View source ↗Below 4 mg/L disinfectant limit
Fluoride0.66–0.74 mg/LPlant averages: groundwater 0.74, Highland 0.66, Hicks 0.69.2025View source ↗Below 4 mg/L limit
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)23.9 / 44.14 / 42.3 µg/LReported averages for groundwater / Highland / Hicks. The Hicks single-sample range reaches 83.8; the report marks LRAA compliance.2025View source ↗Utility reports standard metThe report lists an 80 µg/L limit. Compliance uses running annual averages, not a single sample.
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)21.3 / 40 / 33.4 µg/LReported averages for groundwater / Highland / Hicks. Individual samples and compliance averages differ.2025View source ↗Utility reports standard metThe report lists a 60 µg/L limit; use the stated reporting basis.
Nitrate0.81 mg/LGroundwater plant average, range ND–1.76. Highland and Hicks are listed as not detected.2025View source ↗Below 10 mg/L limit

In drinking water, ppm ≈ mg/L, ppb ≈ µg/L and ppt ≈ ng/L. Calculated hardness in grains per US gallon (gpg) = mg/L as CaCO₃ ÷ 17.118, rounded to one decimal. ND means below the reporting limit, not zero.

MCL means a regulatory contaminant limit; MRDL is a disinfectant limit. Lead and copper use tap-sampling action levels. TTHM and HAA5 compliance is assessed using running averages at specific locations, not the highest single sample.

PFAS results depend on the compound, sample location, year and reporting limit. A missing result or nondetect is not proof of zero PFAS. EPA PFAS benchmarks and implementation ↗

Hardness source ↗USGS hardness classification ↗

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Source water. Augusta uses Savannah River water through the Augusta Canal and groundwater from the Cretaceous Aquifer in south Augusta.

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What this means for your home

Compare Augusta’s treatment-plant results, including chlorine, fluoride and disinfection by-products.

Results are separated by Augusta treatment plant. They do not describe every water system or private well in Richmond County.

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A useful local question

Why do Augusta’s water results show more than one plant?

Augusta’s report separates groundwater, Highland and Hicks treatment plants. Use that detail when reading the results; a plant average is not a measurement at your home.

Sources and methodology

Results retain the utility, sample year, units and comparison used in the source. Hardness is shown separately as a utility measurement, utility guidance or regional estimate. USGS categories describe mineral content, not drinking-water safety.

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Sources reviewed November 7, 2026.

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