Public water system · GA0710010
ActiveOkapilco Elementary School
At a glance
Okapilco Elementary School (PWSID GA0710010) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Colquitt County, Georgia. It reports serving 500 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Okapilco Elementary School compare with other water systems in Colquitt County?
By EPA's size categories, Okapilco Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colquitt County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is about 26% below the county average of 676 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 27,702 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Okapilco Elementary School is about 16% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Georgia has 158 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.7% 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 Okapilco Elementary School?
EPA lists Okapilco Elementary School 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. 10 of the 41 active systems in Colquitt County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Okapilco Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and April 2004. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Okapilco Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Okapilco Elementary School?
Okapilco Elementary School (PWSID GA0710010) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Okapilco Elementary School serve?
Okapilco Elementary School reports serving 500 people through 7 service connections in Colquitt County, Georgia.
Where does Okapilco Elementary School 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 Okapilco Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. 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 Okapilco Elementary School'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Okapilco Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Okapilco Elementary School is a non-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 Colquitt County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie | Colquitt | 17,067 | Community | Groundwater |
| Norman Park | Colquitt | 1,134 | Community | Groundwater |
| Doerun | Colquitt | 1,094 | Community | Groundwater |
| Odom Elementary School | Colquitt | 725 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Funston | Colquitt | 653 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berlin | Colquitt | 643 | 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, “Okapilco Elementary School, PWSID GA0710010, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/okapilco-elementary-school-ga0710010 (data as of October 1, 2026).