Water Softeners & Whole-Home Filtration in Paulding County, GA
Paulding County Water System draws from the Richland Creek Reservoir and buys additional water from the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority. It reported no violations, chlorine up to 2.1 ppm, and disinfection byproducts under federal limits. For homes on county water we recommend carbon filtration first with softening as the finish — the Complete Home Package — and for the many Paulding homes on private wells, the Dual Tank — Well Water plus UV after a lab test.
Your water in Paulding County
Paulding County Water System serves more than 60,000 customers. Its main source is the Richland Creek Reservoir, fed by the Etowah River and Richland Creek, and it supplements that with water purchased from the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority. Paulding's report does not publish a hardness figure. The numbers below are copied directly from the county's 2025 water quality report.
Paulding County Water System
- Serves
- Paulding County (60,000+ customers)
- Source
- Richland Creek Reservoir (Etowah River and Richland Creek), plus water bought from the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
- Hardness
- Not published
- Chlorine
- 2.1 ppm highest (range 0–2.10)
- Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
- 56 ppb (highest running average, site 501) vs federal limit 80 ppb
- Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- 31 ppb (highest running average, site 502) vs federal limit 60 ppb
- Lead
- 1.2 ppb (level detected, 2025, range 0–1.2) vs action level 15 ppb
- PFAS
- PFOA 4.5 ppt highest, PFOS 3.0 ppt highest (2025 monitoring)
- Violations
- No violations for the county system. A public notice covers the wholesaler's lost radionuclide samples.
Source: Paulding County Water System, 2025 water quality report
Federal limits: TTHMs 80 ppb and HAA5 60 ppb (running annual averages); lead action level 15 ppb at the 90th percentile.
City water vs. well water in Paulding County
On Paulding County water, chlorine and its byproducts are the thing to address. The county reported chlorine as high as 2.1 ppm and a highest TTHM running average of 56 ppb — under the 80 ppb federal limit, but a level that carbon filtration is built to reduce. Paulding doesn't publish hardness, and surface water in this part of Georgia is typically low in hardness, so we put carbon first and treat softening as the finish that protects your water heater and fixtures from scale.
Paulding also has a large share of homes on private wells, especially outside Dallas and Hiram. Well water here commonly brings iron, manganese and a sulfur smell, and it has no disinfectant in the line. For a well we recommend the Dual Tank — Well Water with a UV purifier, and a certified lab test before anything is sized, so you only pay for treatment your water actually needs.
Systems we recommend here
For most homes on Paulding County water, the Complete Home Package ($2,599) is our first recommendation: whole-house carbon filtration and softening, plus the HW800 AlkaPro Tankless RO ($999 on its own) for drinking and cooking water at the kitchen sink. On a private well, the Dual Tank — Well Water ($3,499) is built to reduce iron, manganese and sulfur smell, and the Whole-Home UV Purifier ($599) adds chemical-free disinfection, since wells have none in the line. All prices are system only.
Cities and communities we serve in Paulding County
Paulding borders Cobb just west of our Powder Springs base, so it's one of the counties we know best — county water in the subdivisions around Dallas and Hiram, and private wells on the rural roads in between.
- Dallas
- Hiram
- Unincorporated Paulding
How buying works
- 01
10-minute call
Tell us about your home and water. We'll recommend one system, or tell you if you don't need one.
- 02
Unit quote
You get a published unit price for the equipment. No add-ons at the door.
- 03
Your installer
A licensed professional you choose installs it, quotes and bills you directly, and warrants the labor.
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