Public water system · GA0510026
ActiveGarden Acres Estates
At a glance
Garden Acres Estates (PWSID GA0510026) is an active community water system in Chatham County, Georgia. It reports serving 525 people through 198 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
525
Service connections
198
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Garden Acres Estates compare with other water systems in Chatham County?
By EPA's size categories, Garden Acres Estates is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Chatham County has 116 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,993 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 347,209 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 Garden Acres Estates 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 Garden Acres Estates?
EPA lists Garden Acres Estates 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. 86 of the 116 active systems in Chatham County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Garden Acres Estates have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2009. The violations listed here began between June 1996 and June 2009. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Garden Acres Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Garden Acres Estates?
Garden Acres Estates (PWSID GA0510026) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Garden Acres Estates serve?
Garden Acres Estates reports serving 525 people through 198 service connections in Chatham County, Georgia.
Where does Garden Acres Estates 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 Garden Acres Estates 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 June 2009. 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 Garden Acres Estates' 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 June 2009. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Garden Acres Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Garden Acres Estates 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 Chatham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah-Main | Chatham | 168,958 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pooler | Chatham | 28,423 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Savannah-Georgetown/Gateway | Chatham | 14,589 | Community | Groundwater |
| Savannah-Wilmington Island | Chatham | 13,526 | Community | Groundwater |
| Larchmont Estates Subdivision | Chatham | 11,799 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Landings Subdivision | Chatham | 11,058 | 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, “Garden Acres Estates, PWSID GA0510026, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/garden-acres-estates-ga0510026 (data as of October 1, 2026).