Public water system · GA1770024
ActiveColonial Acres S/D
At a glance
Colonial Acres S/D (PWSID GA1770024) is an active community water system in Lee County, Georgia. It reports serving 51 people through 19 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 October 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
51
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Colonial Acres S/D compare with other water systems in Lee County?
By EPA's size categories, Colonial Acres S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lee County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,787 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 26,809 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 Colonial Acres 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 Colonial Acres S/D?
EPA lists Colonial Acres 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. 10 of the 15 active systems in Lee County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Colonial Acres S/D have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2003. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2003. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Colonial Acres S/D: frequently asked questions
Who runs Colonial Acres S/D?
Colonial Acres S/D (PWSID GA1770024) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Colonial Acres S/D serve?
Colonial Acres S/D reports serving 51 people through 19 service connections in Lee County, Georgia.
Where does Colonial Acres 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 Colonial Acres S/D have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2003. 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 Colonial Acres 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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2003. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Colonial Acres S/D's water quality report?
As a community water system, Colonial Acres 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 Lee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Utilities Authority | Lee | 20,194 | Community | Groundwater |
| Leesburg | Lee | 3,629 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lee State Prison | Lee | 886 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smithville | Lee | 770 | Community | Groundwater |
| Philema Park Subdivision | Lee | 343 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lee Co.Criminal Justice Center | Lee | 246 | 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, “Colonial Acres S/D, PWSID GA1770024, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/colonial-acres-s-d-ga1770024 (data as of October 1, 2026).