Public water system · GA2750023
ActiveLake Riverside Subdivision
At a glance
Lake Riverside Subdivision (PWSID GA2750023) is an active community water system in Thomas County, Georgia. It reports serving 726 people through 269 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
726
Service connections
269
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lake Riverside Subdivision compare with other water systems in Thomas County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Riverside Subdivision is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Thomas County has 34 active public water systems, and Lake Riverside Subdivision is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 1,222 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 41,553 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 Riverside 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 Riverside Subdivision?
EPA lists Lake Riverside 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. 27 of the 34 active systems in Thomas County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Riverside Subdivision have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2000. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and October 2000. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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 Riverside Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Riverside Subdivision?
Lake Riverside Subdivision (PWSID GA2750023) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Riverside Subdivision serve?
Lake Riverside Subdivision reports serving 726 people through 269 service connections in Thomas County, Georgia.
Where does Lake Riverside 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 Riverside Subdivision have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2000. 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 Riverside 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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2000. 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 Riverside Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lake Riverside 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 Thomas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville | Thomas | 32,613 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boston | Thomas | 1,315 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meigs | Thomas | 1,096 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ochlocknee | Thomas | 905 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pavo | Thomas | 815 | Community | Groundwater |
| Coolidge | Thomas | 667 | 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 Riverside Subdivision, PWSID GA2750023, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/lake-riverside-subdivision-ga2750023 (data as of October 1, 2026).