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Alston

At a glance

Alston (PWSID GA2090001) is an active community water system in Montgomery County, Georgia. It reports serving 211 people through 85 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

211

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA2090001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served211

Service connections85

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City servedAlston

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyMontgomery County

How does Alston compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?

By EPA's size categories, Alston is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 12 active public water systems, and Alston is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 461 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% of the 5,531 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Alston is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Georgia has 1,724 active community water systems, 73% of the state's 2,375 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,118 Georgia systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Alston?

EPA lists Alston as owned by a local government. 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. 5 of the 12 active systems in Montgomery County (42%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Alston have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between November 1991 and January 2021. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 2 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-01-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2019-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2000-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1998-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1996-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1991-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 10 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.

Alston: frequently asked questions

Who runs Alston?

Alston (PWSID GA2090001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does Alston serve?

Alston reports serving 211 people through 85 service connections in Montgomery County, Georgia.

Where does Alston 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 Alston have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Alston'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Alston's water quality report?

As a community water system, Alston must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Montgomery County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mount Vernon	Montgomery	3,243	Community	Groundwater
Uvalda	Montgomery	747	Community	Groundwater
Ailey	Montgomery	513	Community	Groundwater
Three Rivers Estates	Montgomery	138	Community	Groundwater
Wildwood	Montgomery	125	Community	Groundwater
Tarrytown	Montgomery	115	Community	Purchased 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, “Alston, PWSID GA2090001, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/alston-ga2090001 (data as of October 1, 2026).