Public water system · GA1030108
ActiveLakewood Subdivision
At a glance
Lakewood Subdivision (PWSID GA1030108) is an active community water system in Effingham County, Georgia. It reports serving 291 people through 112 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
291
Service connections
112
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lakewood Subdivision compare with other water systems in Effingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Lakewood Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Effingham County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 629 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Lakewood 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 Lakewood Subdivision?
EPA lists Lakewood 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. 71 of the 83 active systems in Effingham County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Lakewood Subdivision have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between October 1998 and July 2014. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Lakewood Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lakewood Subdivision?
Lakewood Subdivision (PWSID GA1030108) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lakewood Subdivision serve?
Lakewood Subdivision reports serving 291 people through 112 service connections in Effingham County, Georgia.
Where does Lakewood 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 Lakewood Subdivision have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 Lakewood 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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lakewood Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lakewood 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 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, “Lakewood Subdivision, PWSID GA1030108, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/lakewood-subdivision-ga1030108 (data as of October 1, 2026).