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River Bluff Water System

At a glance

River Bluff Water System (PWSID GA0310306) is an active community water system in Bulloch County, Georgia. It reports serving 35 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

35

Service connections

14

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA0310306
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served35
Service connections14
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program
City servedEllabell
StateGeorgia
ZIP—
CountyBulloch County

How does River Bluff Water System compare with other water systems in Bulloch County?

By EPA's size categories, River Bluff Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bulloch County has 133 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 612 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 81,389 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 River Bluff Water System 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 River Bluff Water System?

EPA lists River Bluff Water System 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. 125 of the 133 active systems in Bulloch County (94%) are also privately owned.

Does River Bluff Water System have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2022 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2022-12-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

All 3 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.

River Bluff Water System: frequently asked questions

Who runs River Bluff Water System?

River Bluff Water System (PWSID GA0310306) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does River Bluff Water System serve?

River Bluff Water System reports serving 35 people through 14 service connections in Bulloch County, Georgia.

Where does River Bluff Water System 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 River Bluff Water System have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 River Bluff Water System'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 River Bluff Water System's water quality report?

As a community water system, River Bluff Water System 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 Bulloch County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
StatesboroBulloch36,846CommunityGroundwater
Georgia Southern UniversityBulloch20,357CommunityGroundwater
Brooklet Water SystemBulloch1,456CommunityGroundwater
Burkhalter - Shadowbrook -Talon'S LakeBulloch1,020CommunityGroundwater
Portal Water SystemBulloch879CommunityGroundwater
Grove Lakes SubdivisionBulloch855CommunityGroundwater

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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, “River Bluff Water System, PWSID GA0310306, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/river-bluff-water-system-ga0310306 (data as of October 1, 2026).