Public water system · GA1370070
ActiveSoque Wilderness
At a glance
Soque Wilderness (PWSID GA1370070) is an active community water system in Habersham County, Georgia. It reports serving 63 people through 24 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 January 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
63
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Soque Wilderness compare with other water systems in Habersham County?
By EPA's size categories, Soque Wilderness is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Habersham County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,325 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 39,521 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 Soque Wilderness 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 Soque Wilderness?
EPA lists Soque Wilderness 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. 11 of the 17 active systems in Habersham County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Soque Wilderness have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and January 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Combined Uranium and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 3 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Soque Wilderness: frequently asked questions
Who runs Soque Wilderness?
Soque Wilderness (PWSID GA1370070) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Soque Wilderness serve?
Soque Wilderness reports serving 63 people through 24 service connections in Habersham County, Georgia.
Where does Soque Wilderness 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 Soque Wilderness have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. 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 Soque Wilderness' 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 January 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Soque Wilderness' water quality report?
As a community water system, Soque Wilderness 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 Habersham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demorest | Habersham | 18,049 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cornelia | Habersham | 6,130 | Community | Surface water |
| Clarkesville | Habersham | 5,785 | Community | Surface water |
| Baldwin | Habersham | 4,160 | Community | Surface water |
| Alto | Habersham | 2,737 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mount Airy | Habersham | 1,384 | 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, “Soque Wilderness, PWSID GA1370070, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/soque-wilderness-ga1370070 (data as of October 1, 2026).