Public water system · GA1410022
ActiveShoulderbone Campground
At a glance
Shoulderbone Campground (PWSID GA1410022) is an active transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Georgia. It reports serving 810 people through 300 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
810
Service connections
300
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shoulderbone Campground compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Shoulderbone Campground is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hancock County has 9 active public water systems, and Shoulderbone Campground is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 16% below the county average of 970 people per system, and accounts for 9.3% of the 8,729 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Shoulderbone Campground is about 5.6 times that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Georgia has 493 active transient non-community water systems, 21% 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 Shoulderbone Campground?
EPA lists Shoulderbone Campground 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. 6 of the 9 active systems in Hancock County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Shoulderbone Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between July 2012 and January 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Shoulderbone Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shoulderbone Campground?
Shoulderbone Campground (PWSID GA1410022) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shoulderbone Campground serve?
Shoulderbone Campground reports serving 810 people through 300 service connections in Hancock County, Georgia.
Where does Shoulderbone Campground 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 Shoulderbone Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Shoulderbone Campground'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shoulderbone Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shoulderbone Campground is a 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 Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta | Hancock | 2,903 | Community | Surface water |
| Hancock Co-Ga15e/Devereau Ws | Hancock | 1,512 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Scenic Shores Subdivision | Hancock | 1,153 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holiday Shores Subdivision | Hancock | 813 | Community | Groundwater |
| Island Creek / Glenwood Subdivision | Hancock | 681 | Community | Groundwater |
| Woodland Valley Subdivision | Hancock | 663 | 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, “Shoulderbone Campground, PWSID GA1410022, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/shoulderbone-campground-ga1410022 (data as of October 1, 2026).