Public water system · GA2750024
ActiveRiverwood Estates
At a glance
Riverwood Estates (PWSID GA2750024) is an active community water system in Thomas County, Georgia. It reports serving 103 people through 38 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 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
103
Service connections
38
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Riverwood Estates compare with other water systems in Thomas County?
By EPA's size categories, Riverwood Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Thomas County has 34 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,222 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 41,553 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 Riverwood Estates 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 Riverwood Estates?
EPA lists Riverwood Estates 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. 27 of the 34 active systems in Thomas County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Riverwood Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2000. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2000. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Riverwood Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Riverwood Estates?
Riverwood Estates (PWSID GA2750024) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Riverwood Estates serve?
Riverwood Estates reports serving 103 people through 38 service connections in Thomas County, Georgia.
Where does Riverwood Estates 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 Riverwood Estates 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 2000. 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 Riverwood Estates' 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 2000. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Riverwood Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Riverwood Estates 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 Thomas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville | Thomas | 32,613 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boston | Thomas | 1,315 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meigs | Thomas | 1,096 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ochlocknee | Thomas | 905 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pavo | Thomas | 815 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Riverside Subdivision | Thomas | 726 | 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, “Riverwood Estates, PWSID GA2750024, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/riverwood-estates-ga2750024 (data as of October 1, 2026).