Public water system · GA1830049
ActiveCrawford Water System
At a glance
Crawford Water System (PWSID GA1830049) is an active community water system in Long County, Georgia. It reports serving 724 people through 268 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 August 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
724
Service connections
268
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Crawford Water System compare with other water systems in Long County?
By EPA's size categories, Crawford Water System is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Long County has 55 active public water systems, and Crawford Water System is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.9 times the county average of 149 people per system, and accounts for 8.9% of the 8,172 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 Crawford Water System 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 Crawford Water System?
EPA lists Crawford Water System 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. 54 of the 55 active systems in Long County (98%) are also privately owned.
Does Crawford Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | 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.
Crawford Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Crawford Water System?
Crawford Water System (PWSID GA1830049) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Crawford Water System serve?
Crawford Water System reports serving 724 people through 268 service connections in Long County, Georgia.
Where does Crawford Water System 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 Crawford Water System 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 August 2015. 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 Crawford Water System'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 August 2015. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Crawford Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Crawford Water System 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 Long County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludowici Water System | Long | 1,651 | Community | Groundwater |
| Timberland-Huntington Subdivision | Long | 621 | Community | Groundwater |
| Garrison Place-Summer Hill | Long | 513 | Community | Groundwater |
| Horse Creek Farms | Long | 500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oakdale Mobile Home Park | Long | 268 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lanier Road Water System | Long | 262 | 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, “Crawford Water System, PWSID GA1830049, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/crawford-water-system-ga1830049 (data as of October 1, 2026).