Public water system · GA0330017
ActiveSouthern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2
At a glance
Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 (PWSID GA0330017) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Burke County, Alabama. It reports serving 850 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
850
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 compare with other water systems in Burke County?
By EPA's size categories, Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Burke County has 4 active public water systems, and Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 72% above the county average of 494 people per system, and accounts for 43% of the 1,975 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Alabama, the 576 active systems average 11,028 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 is about twice that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Alabama has 26 active non-transient non-community water systems, 4.5% of the state's 576 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 302 Alabama systems (52%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2?
EPA lists Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 as privately owned. The GA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 3 of the 4 active systems in Burke County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and October 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2: frequently asked questions
Who runs Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2?
Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 (PWSID GA0330017) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 serve?
Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 reports serving 850 people through 4 service connections in Burke County, Alabama.
Where does Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2 is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Burke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 3 & 4 | Burke | 850 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Support Center | Burke | 150 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Simulator Bld | Burke | 125 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Southern Nuclear-Vogtle Units 1 & 2, PWSID GA0330017, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/southern-nuclear-vogtle-units-1-2-ga0330017 (data as of October 1, 2026).