Public water system · GA2790001
ActiveSanta Claus
At a glance
Santa Claus (PWSID GA2790001) is an active community water system in Toombs County, Georgia. It reports serving 229 people through 88 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
229
Service connections
88
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Santa Claus compare with other water systems in Toombs County?
By EPA's size categories, Santa Claus is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Toombs County has 18 active public water systems, and Santa Claus is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,166 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 20,993 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 Santa Claus 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 Santa Claus?
EPA lists Santa Claus 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. 4 of the 18 active systems in Toombs County (22%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Santa Claus have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. The violations listed here began between September 1994 and July 2013. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Santa Claus: frequently asked questions
Who runs Santa Claus?
Santa Claus (PWSID GA2790001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Santa Claus serve?
Santa Claus reports serving 229 people through 88 service connections in Toombs County, Georgia.
Where does Santa Claus 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 Santa Claus have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. 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 Santa Claus' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Santa Claus' water quality report?
As a community water system, Santa Claus 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 Toombs County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidalia | Toombs | 14,496 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lyons | Toombs | 4,458 | Community | Groundwater |
| Toombs Central Elem. School | Toombs | 570 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Morris Village | Toombs | 249 | Community | Groundwater |
| Knollwood Mobile Home Park | Toombs | 156 | Community | Groundwater |
| Petross Subdivision | Toombs | 151 | 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, “Santa Claus, PWSID GA2790001, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/santa-claus-ga2790001 (data as of October 1, 2026).