Public water system · GA1030145
ActiveGriffin Lakes Campground
At a glance
Griffin Lakes Campground (PWSID GA1030145) is an active transient non-community water system in Effingham County, Georgia. It reports serving 95 people through 36 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
95
Service connections
36
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Griffin Lakes Campground compare with other water systems in Effingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Griffin Lakes Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Effingham County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 629 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 52,235 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 Griffin Lakes Campground is about 34% below 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 Griffin Lakes Campground?
EPA lists Griffin Lakes Campground 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. 71 of the 83 active systems in Effingham County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Griffin Lakes Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2006. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Griffin Lakes Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Griffin Lakes Campground?
Griffin Lakes Campground (PWSID GA1030145) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Griffin Lakes Campground serve?
Griffin Lakes Campground reports serving 95 people through 36 service connections in Effingham County, Georgia.
Where does Griffin Lakes Campground 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 Griffin Lakes Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006. 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 Griffin Lakes Campground'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Griffin Lakes Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Griffin Lakes Campground 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 Effingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon Water System | Effingham | 16,654 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Effingham County Surface Water System | Effingham | 12,293 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Springfield | Effingham | 3,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Guyton | Effingham | 2,394 | Community | Groundwater |
| Westwood Heights Subdivision | Effingham | 1,370 | Community | Groundwater |
| Azalea Point | Effingham | 1,037 | 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, “Griffin Lakes Campground, PWSID GA1030145, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/griffin-lakes-campground-ga1030145 (data as of October 1, 2026).