Public water system · GA1870090
ActiveCane Creek Meadows Subdivision
At a glance
Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision (PWSID GA1870090) is an active community water system in Lumpkin County, Georgia. It reports serving 107 people through 41 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
107
Service connections
41
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision compare with other water systems in Lumpkin County?
By EPA's size categories, Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lumpkin County has 48 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 340 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 16,304 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 Cane Creek Meadows 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 Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision?
EPA lists Cane Creek Meadows 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. 34 of the 48 active systems in Lumpkin County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision?
Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision (PWSID GA1870090) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision serve?
Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision reports serving 107 people through 41 service connections in Lumpkin County, Georgia.
Where does Cane Creek Meadows 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 Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Cane Creek Meadows 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cane Creek Meadows 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 Lumpkin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahlonega | Lumpkin | 7,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Lumpkin Co. - 400 Water System | Lumpkin | 2,379 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| USA - Camp Frank D. Merrill | Lumpkin | 420 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Life Teen at Hidden Lake Water System | Lumpkin | 390 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crawford Falls Subdivivision | Lumpkin | 372 | Community | Groundwater |
| Turner Campsites | Lumpkin | 343 | 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, “Cane Creek Meadows Subdivision, PWSID GA1870090, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/cane-creek-meadows-subdivision-ga1870090 (data as of October 1, 2026).