Public water system · GA1470056
ActiveReed Creek S/D
At a glance
Reed Creek S/D (PWSID GA1470056) is an active community water system in Hart County, Georgia. It reports serving 242 people through 93 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
242
Service connections
93
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Reed Creek S/D compare with other water systems in Hart County?
By EPA's size categories, Reed Creek S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hart County has 29 active public water systems, and Reed Creek S/D is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 589 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 17,076 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 Reed Creek S/D 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 Reed Creek S/D?
EPA lists Reed Creek S/D 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. 25 of the 29 active systems in Hart County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Reed Creek S/D have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. The violations listed here began between September 1995 and June 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Reed Creek S/D: frequently asked questions
Who runs Reed Creek S/D?
Reed Creek S/D (PWSID GA1470056) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Reed Creek S/D serve?
Reed Creek S/D reports serving 242 people through 93 service connections in Hart County, Georgia.
Where does Reed Creek S/D 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 Reed Creek S/D have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Reed Creek S/D'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Reed Creek S/D's water quality report?
As a community water system, Reed Creek S/D 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 Hart County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwell | Hart | 8,129 | Community | Surface water |
| Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. | Hart | 5,637 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bowersville | Hart | 594 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| View Point Rv Campsite | Hart | 343 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sanders Mobile Home Park | Hart | 332 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Reed Creek Point/Reed Creek Heights | Hart | 216 | 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, “Reed Creek S/D, PWSID GA1470056, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/reed-creek-s-d-ga1470056 (data as of October 1, 2026).