Public water system · GA2370042
ActiveGeorgia Power-Lawrence Shoals
At a glance
Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals (PWSID GA2370042) is an active transient non-community water system in Putnam County, Georgia. It reports serving 143 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
143
Service connections
53
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals compare with other water systems in Putnam County?
By EPA's size categories, Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Putnam County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 938 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 24,376 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 Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals is roughly in line with 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 Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals?
EPA lists Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals 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. 22 of the 26 active systems in Putnam County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and March 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals: frequently asked questions
Who runs Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals?
Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals (PWSID GA2370042) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals serve?
Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals reports serving 143 people through 53 service connections in Putnam County, Georgia.
Where does Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals 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 Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals 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 Putnam County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth | Putnam | 12,736 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Oconee Crossing Ws (Res.& Comm.) | Putnam | 3,902 | Community | Groundwater |
| Werbls | Putnam | 2,193 | Community | Groundwater |
| Great Waters at Reynolds Plantation | Putnam | 1,350 | Community | Groundwater |
| Putnam County School Water System | Putnam | 908 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision | Putnam | 432 | 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, “Georgia Power-Lawrence Shoals, PWSID GA2370042, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/georgia-power-lawrence-shoals-ga2370042 (data as of October 1, 2026).