Public water system · GA1010007
ActiveCottonwood Camp
At a glance
Cottonwood Camp (PWSID GA1010007) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Echols County, Georgia. It reports serving 150 people through 4 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 April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cottonwood Camp compare with other water systems in Echols County?
By EPA's size categories, Cottonwood Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Echols County has 5 active public water systems, and Cottonwood Camp is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 297 people per system, and accounts for 10% of the 1,486 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Cottonwood Camp is about 65% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Georgia has 158 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.7% 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 Cottonwood Camp?
EPA lists Cottonwood Camp 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. 4 of the 5 active systems in Echols County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Cottonwood Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2021 and April 2023. By type: 3 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Cottonwood Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cottonwood Camp?
Cottonwood Camp (PWSID GA1010007) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Cottonwood Camp serve?
Cottonwood Camp reports serving 150 people through 4 service connections in Echols County, Georgia.
Where does Cottonwood Camp 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 Cottonwood Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Cottonwood Camp'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 April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cottonwood Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cottonwood Camp is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Echols County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echols County | Echols | 972 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blue River Legacy Farms | Echols | 240 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| J.B.G. Water System | Echols | 70 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Little River Estates MHP | Echols | 54 | 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, “Cottonwood Camp, PWSID GA1010007, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/cottonwood-camp-ga1010007 (data as of October 1, 2026).