Public water system · GA1610021
ActiveLake Owl Head Subdivision
At a glance
Lake Owl Head Subdivision (PWSID GA1610021) is an active community water system in Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It reports serving 161 people through 65 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
161
Service connections
65
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lake Owl Head Subdivision compare with other water systems in Jeff Davis County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Owl Head Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jeff Davis County has 5 active public water systems, and Lake Owl Head Subdivision is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,276 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 6,382 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 Lake Owl Head Subdivision 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. 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 Lake Owl Head Subdivision?
EPA lists Lake Owl Head Subdivision 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. 3 of the 5 active systems in Jeff Davis County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Owl Head Subdivision have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and April 2023. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-08-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Lake Owl Head Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Owl Head Subdivision?
Lake Owl Head Subdivision (PWSID GA1610021) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Owl Head Subdivision serve?
Lake Owl Head Subdivision reports serving 161 people through 65 service connections in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
Where does Lake Owl Head Subdivision 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 Lake Owl Head Subdivision have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Lake Owl Head Subdivision'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Owl Head Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lake Owl Head Subdivision 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 Jeff Davis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlehurst Water System | Jeff Davis | 5,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| Denton | Jeff Davis | 253 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pine Tree Mobile Home Park | Jeff Davis | 122 | Community | Groundwater |
| S & E Mobile Home Park | Jeff Davis | 68 | 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, “Lake Owl Head Subdivision, PWSID GA1610021, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/lake-owl-head-subdivision-ga1610021 (data as of October 1, 2026).