Public water system · GA0430026

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Canoe Lake Estates S/D

At a glance

Canoe Lake Estates S/D (PWSID GA0430026) is an active community water system in Candler County, Georgia. It reports serving 60 people through 24 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA0430026

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served60

Service connections24

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City served—

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyCandler County

How does Canoe Lake Estates S/D compare with other water systems in Candler County?

By EPA's size categories, Canoe Lake Estates S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Candler County has 11 active public water systems, and Canoe Lake Estates S/D is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 500 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 5,502 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 Canoe Lake Estates S/D 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 Canoe Lake Estates S/D?

EPA lists Canoe Lake Estates S/D 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. 9 of the 11 active systems in Candler County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Canoe Lake Estates S/D have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and October 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 5 as archived. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2024-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Archived
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2008-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Canoe Lake Estates S/D: frequently asked questions

Who runs Canoe Lake Estates S/D?

Canoe Lake Estates S/D (PWSID GA0430026) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does Canoe Lake Estates S/D serve?

Canoe Lake Estates S/D reports serving 60 people through 24 service connections in Candler County, Georgia.

Where does Canoe Lake Estates S/D 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 Canoe Lake Estates S/D have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Canoe Lake Estates S/D'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Canoe Lake Estates S/D's water quality report?

As a community water system, Canoe Lake Estates S/D 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 Candler County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Metter	Candler	4,776	Community	Groundwater
Pulaski	Candler	280	Community	Groundwater
Magnolia Bluff Subdivision	Candler	107	Community	Groundwater
Coleman Estates Mobile Home Park	Candler	73	Community	Groundwater
Creekside Manor	Candler	62	Community	Groundwater
Dogwood Place Subdivision	Candler	38	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, “Canoe Lake Estates S/D, PWSID GA0430026, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/canoe-lake-estates-s-d-ga0430026 (data as of October 1, 2026).