Public water system · GA0710024
ActiveBear Creek Subdivision
At a glance
Bear Creek Subdivision (PWSID GA0710024) is an active community water system in Colquitt County, Georgia. It reports serving 464 people through 186 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
464
Service connections
186
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Subdivision compare with other water systems in Colquitt County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colquitt County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is about 31% below the county average of 676 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 27,702 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 Bear Creek Subdivision 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 Bear Creek Subdivision?
EPA lists Bear Creek Subdivision 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. 31 of the 41 active systems in Colquitt County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Subdivision have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between November 1994 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Bear Creek Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Subdivision?
Bear Creek Subdivision (PWSID GA0710024) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Subdivision serve?
Bear Creek Subdivision reports serving 464 people through 186 service connections in Colquitt County, Georgia.
Where does Bear Creek Subdivision 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 Bear Creek Subdivision have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Bear Creek Subdivision'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bear Creek Subdivision 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 Colquitt County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie | Colquitt | 17,067 | Community | Groundwater |
| Norman Park | Colquitt | 1,134 | Community | Groundwater |
| Doerun | Colquitt | 1,094 | Community | Groundwater |
| Odom Elementary School | Colquitt | 725 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Funston | Colquitt | 653 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berlin | Colquitt | 643 | 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, “Bear Creek Subdivision, PWSID GA0710024, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/bear-creek-subdivision-ga0710024 (data as of October 1, 2026).