Public water system · GA0390056
ActiveSanctuary Cove Water System
At a glance
Sanctuary Cove Water System (PWSID GA0390056) is an active community water system in Camden County, Georgia. It reports serving 1,018 people through 377 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,018
Service connections
377
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sanctuary Cove Water System compare with other water systems in Camden County?
By EPA's size categories, Sanctuary Cove Water System is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Camden County has 16 active public water systems, and Sanctuary Cove Water System is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,641 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 58,250 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 Sanctuary Cove 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 Sanctuary Cove Water System?
EPA lists Sanctuary Cove 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. 9 of the 16 active systems in Camden County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Sanctuary Cove Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2007. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sanctuary Cove Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sanctuary Cove Water System?
Sanctuary Cove Water System (PWSID GA0390056) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sanctuary Cove Water System serve?
Sanctuary Cove Water System reports serving 1,018 people through 377 service connections in Camden County, Georgia.
Where does Sanctuary Cove 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 Sanctuary Cove Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2007. 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 Sanctuary Cove 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2007. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sanctuary Cove Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sanctuary Cove 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 Camden County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsland | Camden | 25,245 | Community | Groundwater |
| St. Marys | Camden | 19,408 | Community | Groundwater |
| Usn-Kings Bay Submarine Base | Camden | 9,730 | Community | Groundwater |
| Woodbine | Camden | 1,512 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elliott`S Bluff | Camden | 419 | Community | Groundwater |
| River Place Plantation | Camden | 350 | 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, “Sanctuary Cove Water System, PWSID GA0390056, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/sanctuary-cove-water-system-ga0390056 (data as of October 1, 2026).