Public water system · GA1410014
ActiveGeorgia Power-Wallace Dam
At a glance
Georgia Power-Wallace Dam (PWSID GA1410014) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Georgia. It reports serving 34 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Georgia Power-Wallace Dam compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Georgia Power-Wallace Dam is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 970 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 8,729 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Georgia Power-Wallace Dam is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Georgia has 158 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.7% 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-Wallace Dam?
EPA lists Georgia Power-Wallace Dam 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. 6 of the 9 active systems in Hancock County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Georgia Power-Wallace Dam have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and April 2018. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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-Wallace Dam: frequently asked questions
Who runs Georgia Power-Wallace Dam?
Georgia Power-Wallace Dam (PWSID GA1410014) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Georgia Power-Wallace Dam serve?
Georgia Power-Wallace Dam reports serving 34 people through 2 service connections in Hancock County, Georgia.
Where does Georgia Power-Wallace Dam 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-Wallace Dam have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. 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-Wallace Dam'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Georgia Power-Wallace Dam's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Georgia Power-Wallace Dam is a non-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 Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta | Hancock | 2,903 | Community | Surface water |
| Hancock Co-Ga15e/Devereau Ws | Hancock | 1,512 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Scenic Shores Subdivision | Hancock | 1,153 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holiday Shores Subdivision | Hancock | 813 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shoulderbone Campground | Hancock | 810 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Island Creek / Glenwood Subdivision | Hancock | 681 | 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-Wallace Dam, PWSID GA1410014, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/georgia-power-wallace-dam-ga1410014 (data as of October 1, 2026).