Public water system · GA0510280
ActiveGarden City - Town Center
At a glance
Garden City - Town Center (PWSID GA0510280) is an active community water system in Chatham County, Georgia. It reports serving 514 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
514
Service connections
18
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Garden City - Town Center compare with other water systems in Chatham County?
By EPA's size categories, Garden City - Town Center 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 0.1% 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 City - Town Center 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 13 Georgia systems (0.5%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Garden City - Town Center?
EPA lists Garden City - Town Center 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. 21 of the 116 active systems in Chatham County (18%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Garden City - Town Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Garden City - Town Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Garden City - Town Center?
Garden City - Town Center (PWSID GA0510280) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Garden City - Town Center serve?
Garden City - Town Center reports serving 514 people through 18 service connections in Chatham County, Georgia.
Where does Garden City - Town Center get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Garden City - Town Center 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 July 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 Garden City - Town Center'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 July 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 Garden City - Town Center's water quality report?
As a community water system, Garden City - Town Center 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 City - Town Center, PWSID GA0510280, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/garden-city-town-center-ga0510280 (data as of October 1, 2026).