Public water system · GA1790000

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Hinesville

At a glance

Hinesville (PWSID GA1790000) is an active community water system in Liberty County, Georgia. It reports serving 32,471 people through 23,684 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

32,471

Service connections

23,684

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA1790000

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served32,471

Service connections23,684

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City servedHinesville

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyLiberty County

How does Hinesville compare with other water systems in Liberty County?

By EPA's size categories, Hinesville is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Liberty County has 51 active public water systems, and Hinesville is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 22 times the county average of 1,500 people per system, and accounts for 42% of the 76,506 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 Hinesville is about 4.8 times 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 Hinesville?

EPA lists Hinesville 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. 7 of the 51 active systems in Liberty County (14%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Hinesville have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. The violations listed here began between April 1994 and December 2019. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 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
2019-12-06	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2000-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1998-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1997-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1994-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1994-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 8 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.

Hinesville: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hinesville?

Hinesville (PWSID GA1790000) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does Hinesville serve?

Hinesville reports serving 32,471 people through 23,684 service connections in Liberty County, Georgia.

Where does Hinesville 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 Hinesville have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. 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 Hinesville'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hinesville's water quality report?

As a community water system, Hinesville 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 Liberty County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
USA-Fort Stewart Main	Liberty	27,573	Community	Groundwater
Walthourville Water System	Liberty	3,858	Community	Groundwater
Midway	Liberty	2,595	Community	Groundwater
Riceboro	Liberty	1,131	Community	Groundwater
Lake George Subdivision	Liberty	1,089	Community	Groundwater
Liberty County Water System	Liberty	910	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, “Hinesville, PWSID GA1790000, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/hinesville-ga1790000 (data as of October 1, 2026).