Public water system · GA2270006
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At a glance
Sharptop Cove (PWSID GA2270006) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Pickens County, Georgia. It reports serving 118 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
118
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sharptop Cove compare with other water systems in Pickens County?
By EPA's size categories, Sharptop Cove is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pickens County has 7 active public water systems, and Sharptop Cove is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,523 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 31,662 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Sharptop Cove is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Georgia has 158 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.7% 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 Sharptop Cove?
EPA lists Sharptop Cove 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. 5 of the 7 active systems in Pickens County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Sharptop Cove have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. The violations listed here began between October 1992 and January 2011. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | 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 |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Sharptop Cove: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sharptop Cove?
Sharptop Cove (PWSID GA2270006) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sharptop Cove serve?
Sharptop Cove reports serving 118 people through 9 service connections in Pickens County, Georgia.
Where does Sharptop Cove 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 Sharptop Cove have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. 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 Sharptop Cove'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sharptop Cove's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sharptop Cove is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Pickens County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | Pickens | 14,435 | Community | Surface water |
| Pickens County Water Auth. | Pickens | 7,153 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Big Canoe Subdivision | Pickens | 6,396 | Community | Surface water |
| Bent Tree | Pickens | 3,185 | Community | Surface water |
| Camp Grandview | Pickens | 350 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sharptop Cove-Pioneer Camp | Pickens | 25 | Transient non-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, “Sharptop Cove, PWSID GA2270006, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/sharptop-cove-ga2270006 (data as of October 1, 2026).