Arsenic is widespread in Camden County wells.
1 widespread, 1 worth checking, 3 rare out of 5 health checks.
From 58 wells tested in Camden County since 2000; your own well needs its own test. How to read this
Not charted, because fewer than 10 wells were tested: uranium (3), radon (1).
Rare: under 5%Worth checking: 5 to 15%Widespread: 15%+
Lab results: Water Quality Portal (USGS and EPA)
Who drinks from a well here
1 in 4 people 13,572 people
Nobody else tests these wells. Only you do.
People on wells: EPA researchers' 2020 estimate
Radon risk (a gas from rock)
Less likely, but the EPA still says test your air.
Radon zones: EPA map
Here's how Camden County compares with Georgia and the counties around it.
Each result puts Camden County next to the 4 counties that border it, on the chart's 0 to 50% scale.
This one is widespread in Camden County wells.
Arsenic2 of 11 wells over
Too few tested to show: Brantley, Charlton, Glynn.
This one is worth checking in Camden County.
Manganese1 of 13 wells over
Too few tested to show: Brantley, Charlton.
These 3 are rare in Camden County.
Nitrate0 of 47 wells over
Too few tested to show: Brantley, Charlton.
Lead0 of 13 wells over
Too few tested to show: Brantley, Charlton.
Fluoride0 of 20 wells over
Too few tested to show: Brantley, Charlton.
Too few Camden County wells were tested for these 2.
Uranium3 wells tested
Radon in water1 well tested
Coliform bacteria turned up in 1 of 1 tested Camden County wells, so test for it every year.
Coliform bacteria1 of 1 wells had it
E. coli1 of 1 wells had it
E. coli means human or animal waste is getting in, so if a test of your Camden County well finds it, boil drinking water until the well is fixed.
Iron reached staining levels in 11 of 22 tested wells, and it isn't a health risk.
Iron stains11 of 22 wells had it
Too few tested to show: Brantley, Charlton.
Most of the 58 wells tested in Camden County were last tested before 2010.
An old result shows the water as it was then, so treat these 58 wells as a starting point and test your own.
Most Camden County wells in these records were tested for research or because someone suspected a problem, which can push the shares above what a typical home well would show (how we read the numbers).
One mail-in lab test covers the 4 things to check in Camden County.
- Bacteria
- Nitrate
- Arsenic
- Manganese
What Georgia offers well owners
- Free testingWe didn't find a free program for all of Georgia. Georgia's private well page
- Certified labsGeorgia's list of certified labs
- Well recordsWe didn't find an online search.
Here's what we know about radon and PFAS in Camden County.
Camden County is in the EPA's lowest radon zone, so radon from well water is unlikely to be a problem. Radon guide
Between 2023 and 2025 the EPA had 3 town water systems in Camden County test for PFAS. None found any. No well in Camden County has public PFAS results, so the town systems are the best clue to what's in the groundwater nearby. PFAS guide
Radon zones: EPA Map of Radon Zones. PFAS: EPA tests of town water systems, 2023 to 2025
Questions people ask about well water in Camden County
Is well water in Camden County safe to drink?
2 of 11 wells tested in Camden County had arsenic over the limit, about 2 in 10. Across Georgia it's about 1 in 47. That's a bigger share than in 7 of the 8 other Georgia counties with 10 or more tested wells. So test your own well for arsenic before you count on it.
Where can I get my well tested in Camden County?
Use a lab Georgia has certified for drinking water. Georgia's list is linked above, in the box about testing. Ask for bacteria, nitrate, arsenic and manganese, the tests that matter most in Camden County.
How does Camden County compare with the counties around it?
For arsenic, the share of tested wells over the limit: Nassau, FL, the one neighbor with data, came in lower than Camden County, at 3% against 18%. Groundwater doesn't stop at county lines, so Nassau, FL's 3% is worth knowing about if you live near it.
How often should I test my well in Camden County?
In Camden County, 1 of 1 tested wells had coliform bacteria, so the CDC's advice matters here: test for bacteria and nitrate every year, and right away after a flood, a repair, or any change in taste or smell.
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Where the Camden County numbers come from
- People on wells: 13,572 in Camden County, from EPA estimates built on the 2020 Census (Murray et al.).
- Lab tests: 280 well water samples from 58 wells in the Water Quality Portal, run by the USGS and EPA, 2000 to 2019.
- Neighboring counties: the 4 counties that share a border with Camden County, from the Census Bureau's county adjacency file.
- PFAS: EPA tests of 3 town water systems in Camden County under the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 2023 to 2025.
- Radon: Camden County is zone 3 on the EPA Map of Radon Zones.
- State programs and links: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (labs certified by Environmental Protection Division), checked November 1, 2026.