Public water system · GA3110086
ActiveDnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood
At a glance
Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood (PWSID GA3110086) is an active transient non-community water system in White County, Georgia. It reports serving 25 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood compare with other water systems in White County?
By EPA's size categories, Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood is a very small system (500 people or fewer). White County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 578 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 22,543 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Georgia has 493 active transient non-community water systems, 21% 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 Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood?
EPA lists Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood as owned by a state government. 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. 2 of the 39 active systems in White County (5.1%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. The violations listed here began between October 2007 and July 2010. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood?
Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood (PWSID GA3110086) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood serve?
Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood reports serving 25 people through 6 service connections in White County, Georgia.
Where does Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood 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 Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. 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 Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood is a 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 White County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Co Water & Sewerage Auth | White | 6,380 | Community | Surface water |
| Cleveland Waterworks | White | 5,587 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Helen | White | 1,851 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dnr-Unicoi State Park | White | 1,588 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Skylake | White | 1,173 | Community | Groundwater |
| Unicoi Springs Camp Resort | White | 808 | 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, “Dnr-Dukes Creek/Smithgall Wood, PWSID GA3110086, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/dnr-dukes-creek-smithgall-wood-ga3110086 (data as of October 1, 2026).