Public water system · GA1810023
ActiveLincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground
At a glance
Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground (PWSID GA1810023) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Georgia. It reports serving 26 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 814 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 8,139 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 Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground is well 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 Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground?
EPA lists Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground 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. 5 of the 10 active systems in Lincoln County (50%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and July 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-04 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | 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.
Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground?
Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground (PWSID GA1810023) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground serve?
Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground reports serving 26 people through 25 service connections in Lincoln County, Georgia.
Where does Lincoln County Hesters Ferry 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 Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Lincoln County Hesters Ferry 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lincoln County Hesters Ferry 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 Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Water System | Lincoln | 5,979 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lincolnton | Lincoln | 1,657 | Community | Surface water |
| Dnr - Elijah Clark State Park # 4 | Lincoln | 143 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr - Elijah Clark St. Park # 2 & # 3 | Lincoln | 133 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lincoln County - Broad River Campground | Lincoln | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Daniel Marshall | Lincoln | 50 | Transient non-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, “Lincoln County Hesters Ferry Campground, PWSID GA1810023, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/lincoln-county-hesters-ferry-campground-ga1810023 (data as of October 1, 2026).