Public water system · GA1790035

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Riceboro

At a glance

Riceboro (PWSID GA1790035) is an active community water system in Liberty County, Georgia. It reports serving 1,131 people through 435 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,131

Service connections

435

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA1790035

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,131

Service connections435

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City servedRiceboro

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyLiberty County

How does Riceboro compare with other water systems in Liberty County?

By EPA's size categories, Riceboro is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Liberty County has 51 active public water systems, and Riceboro is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 25% below the county average of 1,500 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 76,506 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 Riceboro 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 Riceboro?

EPA lists Riceboro 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. 7 of the 51 active systems in Liberty County (14%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Riceboro have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between September 1996 and July 2025. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved, 2 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2024-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
2002-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1996-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	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.

Riceboro: frequently asked questions

Who runs Riceboro?

Riceboro (PWSID GA1790035) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does Riceboro serve?

Riceboro reports serving 1,131 people through 435 service connections in Liberty County, Georgia.

Where does Riceboro 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 Riceboro have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Riceboro'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Riceboro's water quality report?

As a community water system, Riceboro 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 Liberty County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Hinesville	Liberty	32,471	Community	Groundwater
USA-Fort Stewart Main	Liberty	27,573	Community	Groundwater
Walthourville Water System	Liberty	3,858	Community	Groundwater
Midway	Liberty	2,595	Community	Groundwater
Lake George Subdivision	Liberty	1,089	Community	Groundwater
Liberty County Water System	Liberty	910	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, “Riceboro, PWSID GA1790035, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/riceboro-ga1790035 (data as of October 1, 2026).