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Fort Gaines

At a glance

Fort Gaines (PWSID GA0610001) is an active community water system in Clay County, Georgia. It reports serving 1,399 people through 597 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,399

Service connections

597

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA0610001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,399

Service connections597

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City servedFort Gaines

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyClay County

How does Fort Gaines compare with other water systems in Clay County?

By EPA's size categories, Fort Gaines is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Clay County has 5 active public water systems, and Fort Gaines is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 129% above the county average of 610 people per system, and accounts for 46% of the 3,050 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 Fort Gaines 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 Fort Gaines?

EPA lists Fort Gaines as owned by a local 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. 3 of the 5 active systems in Clay County (60%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Fort Gaines have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and October 2024. By type: 10 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2023-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2022-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2022-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-01-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-08-08	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Fort Gaines: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fort Gaines?

Fort Gaines (PWSID GA0610001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does Fort Gaines serve?

Fort Gaines reports serving 1,399 people through 597 service connections in Clay County, Georgia.

Where does Fort Gaines 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 Fort Gaines have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Fort Gaines' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fort Gaines' water quality report?

As a community water system, Fort Gaines 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 Clay County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Clay County Water System	Clay	1,085	Community	Groundwater
Dnr-George T Bagby State Park	Clay	260	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Bluffton	Clay	194	Community	Groundwater
Dnr-George T Bagby Golf Course	Clay	112	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, “Fort Gaines, PWSID GA0610001, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/fort-gaines-ga0610001 (data as of October 1, 2026).