Public water system · GA2990013
ActiveDnr-Laura S. Walker State Park
At a glance
Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park (PWSID GA2990013) is an active transient non-community water system in Ware County, Georgia. It reports serving 200 people through 75 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
75
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park compare with other water systems in Ware County?
By EPA's size categories, Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ware County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,827 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 33,921 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-Laura S. Walker State Park is about 39% above 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-Laura S. Walker State Park?
EPA lists Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park 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 12 active systems in Ware County (17%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and January 2022. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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-Laura S. Walker State Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park?
Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park (PWSID GA2990013) 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-Laura S. Walker State Park serve?
Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park reports serving 200 people through 75 service connections in Ware County, Georgia.
Where does Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park 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-Laura S. Walker State Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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-Laura S. Walker State Park'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dnr-Laura S. Walker State Park 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 Ware County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waycross | Ware | 15,987 | Community | Groundwater |
| Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth. | Ware | 10,657 | Community | Groundwater |
| Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth-East | Ware | 3,654 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waycross-Ware County Ind. Park | Ware | 1,716 | Community | Groundwater |
| Manor Water Association | Ware | 611 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mixon Farms Pack House | Ware | 450 | 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-Laura S. Walker State Park, PWSID GA2990013, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/dnr-laura-s-walker-state-park-ga2990013 (data as of October 1, 2026).