Public water system · GA0870060
ActivePond House Restaurant
At a glance
Pond House Restaurant (PWSID GA0870060) is an active transient non-community water system in Decatur County, Georgia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pond House Restaurant compare with other water systems in Decatur County?
By EPA's size categories, Pond House Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Decatur County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 820 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 19,683 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 Pond House Restaurant is about 65% 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 Pond House Restaurant?
EPA lists Pond House Restaurant 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. 16 of the 24 active systems in Decatur County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Pond House Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and November 2015. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (10 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2015-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2015-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Pond House Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pond House Restaurant?
Pond House Restaurant (PWSID GA0870060) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pond House Restaurant serve?
Pond House Restaurant reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Decatur County, Georgia.
Where does Pond House Restaurant 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 Pond House Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. 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 Pond House Restaurant'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pond House Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pond House Restaurant 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 Decatur County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge | Decatur | 15,125 | Community | Groundwater |
| Decatur County Industrial Park | Decatur | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Attapulgus | Decatur | 750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Climax | Decatur | 397 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brinson | Decatur | 281 | Community | Groundwater |
| Red Bluff Enterprises, LLC | Decatur | 260 | 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, “Pond House Restaurant, PWSID GA0870060, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/pond-house-restaurant-ga0870060 (data as of October 1, 2026).