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Altamaha Acres

At a glance

Altamaha Acres (PWSID GA3050086) is an active community water system in Wayne County, Georgia. It reports serving 232 people through 86 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.

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

Population served

232

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA3050086

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served232

Service connections86

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City served—

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyWayne County

How does Altamaha Acres compare with other water systems in Wayne County?

By EPA's size categories, Altamaha Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wayne County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 546 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 15,844 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 Altamaha Acres 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 Altamaha Acres?

EPA lists Altamaha Acres 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. 7 of the 29 active systems in Wayne County (24%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Altamaha Acres have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and July 2014. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved. 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
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2009-08-11	Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2005-05-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved

All 8 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.

Altamaha Acres: frequently asked questions

Who runs Altamaha Acres?

Altamaha Acres (PWSID GA3050086) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does Altamaha Acres serve?

Altamaha Acres reports serving 232 people through 86 service connections in Wayne County, Georgia.

Where does Altamaha Acres 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 Altamaha Acres have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 Altamaha Acres' 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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Altamaha Acres' water quality report?

As a community water system, Altamaha Acres 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 Wayne County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Jesup Water System	Wayne	10,055	Community	Groundwater
Screven	Wayne	1,043	Community	Groundwater
Rayonier Water System	Wayne	800	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Seminole Woods	Wayne	780	Community	Groundwater
Odum	Wayne	692	Community	Groundwater
Camp Weequahic	Wayne	400	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, “Altamaha Acres, PWSID GA3050086, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/altamaha-acres-ga3050086 (data as of October 1, 2026).