What the Tifton records show

Water quality and PFAS: 1 candidate water system shown.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026
Air quality and emissions: No monitoring records returned in this report.
Land and cleanup records: 1 Superfund record shown; 1 brownfield record shown.
Infrastructure and incidents: No pipeline incident records returned in this report; 3 RMP facility records shown (earlier stored inventory, current location coverage unverified).

Water quality in Tifton

Drinking water quality

Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for Tifton, GA from EPA SDWIS.

Tifton-Tift County Water System

Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

City listed in EPA records · Serves 27,589 people

Data from EPA SDWIS

PFAS (Forever Chemicals)No PFAS records shown for this report

Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026

EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems

DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report

Rivers, lakes and groundwater

Impaired Water Bodies

No health-relevant impairment records shown among the assessment records in this report.

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Discharge

Discharge Permits (NPDES)

NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.

No NPDES-permitted facility records with current violation flags surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025

Data from EPA ECHO

To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.

Water Quality MonitoringThis report includes 3 monitoring station records from the Water Quality Portal. It identified no recent results above an applicable comparison value. Some stations may lack recent or comparable results.

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Air quality and emissions in Tifton

Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

30estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Tift County

Assessment year: 2020

Lower risk48th percentile nationallyHigher risk

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top modeled source groups

Wildfires & prescribed burnsCars (gasoline)

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.

EPA Air Quality MonitorsNo EPA air quality monitoring station records surfaced for this city report.

Facilities & Emissions

Air Quality Violations or Noncompliance

Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.

Air Violations

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Status: Violation Identified · 4 of 12 quarters with noncompliance

CAA HPV flag: No·Programs: AIR, SDWIS, RCRA

Data from EPA ECHO

Reported Air Emissions (TRI)

TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.

Mebrom LLC (Tifton)

Reported: 2024

Bromomethane

3,290.00 lbs

Chloropicrin

80.00 lbs

Total air: 3,370.00 lbsFugitive: 78.00 lbsStack: 3,292.00 lbs

Land cleanup and hazardous waste records in Tifton

Contaminated Sites

Superfund Sites

EPA records for current, proposed and formerly listed Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL).

Marzone Inc./Chevron Chemical Co.

EPA FRS Registry ID 110064307405

Reported: Nov 2021

NPL Status: Currently on Final NPL

Cleanup: Construction Complete / Controls in Place

Contaminants: 2-(1-METHYLPROPYL)-4,6-DINITROPHENOL (DINOSEB), ALPHA-CHLORDANE, ALPHA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, ALUMINUM, ATRAZINE, BERYLLIUM, BETA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, CADMIUM, COPPER, DIELDRIN, DIOXINS (CHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINS), ENDOSULFAN (I OR II), ENDRIN, ETHYLBENZENE, GAMMA-CHLORDANE, GAMMA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE (LINDANE), HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, IRON, LEAD, MANGANESE, METHYL PARATHION, NICKEL, NITRATE/NITRITE, P,P'-DDD, P,P'-DDE, P,P'-DDT, TOXAPHENE, XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS), ZINC

Brownfield Sites

Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.

1 site with active cleanup or investigation status

Horizon Mills

211 3rd St West, Tifton

Reported: Feb 2026

Status:Cleanup Status Unknown

Programs:Assessment Grant

Media:Not yet determined

Contaminants:Not yet determined

Waste Facilities

Hazardous Waste — RCRA Handlers

Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.

Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Status: Active hazardous-waste handler record

Active handler

Basf Sparks LLC Tifton Dist Ctr

Status: Active hazardous-waste handler record

Active handler·Last RCRA inspection: Nov 19, 2015

Underground Storage Tanks

No release reports shown in this group.

Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018

Data from EPA UST Finder

On-Site Waste Disposal (TRI)No TRI-reported on-site land disposal records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: reporting year 2024

Military & Industrial

Formerly Used Defense SitesNo USACE FUDS property records matched this report’s search area.

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.

Hydraulic Fracturing WellsNo hydraulic fracturing well disclosure records surfaced for this city report.

Radon Context

County radon potential

EPA Zone 3Lower radon potential

Tift County, GA

EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)

Tift County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.

Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.

Find radon testing in GAZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

FEMA flood zones and infrastructure in Tifton

FEMA Flood Zones

FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.

FEMA Flood Zone: AESFHA

Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.

DFIRM Panel: 13277C

Chemical & Industrial Risk

Data as of Mar 2026

EPA Risk Management Program Records

Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.

EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.

Nuclear Facilities (NRC)No NRC-licensed nuclear facility records surfaced for this city report.

Pipeline Incidents (PHMSA)No pipeline incident records surfaced for this city report in the PHMSA database.

Reviewed: 2000-present

Community Health

Community Health Indicators

Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.

Tift County, GeorgiaPop. 41,412

County Health Rankings edition: 2024

Premature Death

County: 12,294
State: 8,921
National: 7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County: 21.4%
State: 17.6%
National: 14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County: 4.3
State: 3.6
National: 3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County: 5.4
State: 4.8
National: 4.8

Adult Smoking

County: 19.9%
State: 15.6%
National: 15.0%

Adult Obesity

County: 40.5%
State: 34.2%
National: 34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County: 9.3
State: 9.4
National: 7.3

Drinking water violation indicator

County: No
State: N/A
National: N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County: 13.6%
State: 11.3%
National: 9.6%

Life Expectancy

County: 72.5
State: 76.1
National: 77.6

Indicator	County	State	National
Premature Death	12,294	8,921	7,972
Poor or Fair Health	21.4%	17.6%	14.2%
Poor Physical Health Days	4.3	3.6	3.3
Poor Mental Health Days	5.4	4.8	4.8
Adult Smoking	19.9%	15.6%	15.0%
Adult Obesity	40.5%	34.2%	34.0%
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter	9.3	9.4	7.3
Drinking water violation indicator	No	N/A	N/A
Diabetes Prevalence	13.6%	11.3%	9.6%
Life Expectancy	72.5	76.1	77.6

Environmental questions about Tifton, Georgia

Has PFAS been found in the water in Tifton, Georgia?

This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Tifton.

Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.

EPA water testing results

What do EPA records say about tap water in Tifton, Georgia?

EPA drinking water records on this page list 2 violations for Tifton-Tift County Water System.

Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.

View on EPA SDWIS

What do annual air monitors show near Tifton, Georgia?

We don't have air monitoring measurements for Tifton yet.

EPA air monitoring results Current air quality on AirNow

Is there radon in Tifton, Georgia?

The radon data for Tifton covers Tift County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.

EPA Radon Zones data

Are there Superfund or brownfield sites near Tifton, Georgia?

This city report shows 1 Superfund site: Marzone Inc./Chevron Chemical Co..

This city report shows 1 brownfield site: Horizon Mills.

View on EPA ECHO View on EPA ECHO

What is the life expectancy in Tifton, Georgia?

The county data for Tifton reports a life expectancy of 72.5 years in Tift County, Georgia.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Tift County health data

What does the data say about premature deaths in Tifton, Georgia?

The county data for Tifton reports 12,294 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Tift County, Georgia. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Tift County health data

Is there air pollution in Tifton, Georgia?

The county data for Tifton lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.3 micrograms per cubic meter in Tift County, Georgia.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Tift County health data