Public water system · GA0390001

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St. Marys

At a glance

St. Marys (PWSID GA0390001) is an active community water system in Camden County, Georgia. It reports serving 19,408 people through 6,642 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

19,408

Service connections

6,642

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA0390001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served19,408

Service connections6,642

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City served—

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyCamden County

How does St. Marys compare with other water systems in Camden County?

By EPA's size categories, St. Marys is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Camden County has 16 active public water systems, and St. Marys is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.3 times the county average of 3,641 people per system, and accounts for 33% 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 St. Marys is about 190% above 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 St. Marys?

EPA lists St. Marys 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 16 active systems in Camden County (25%) are also owned by a local government.

Does St. Marys have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between June 2013 and September 2023. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved, 5 as unaddressed and 1 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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
2023-09-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2022-08-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2022-07-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2022-07-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2021-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-04-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2020-01-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2013-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	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.

St. Marys: frequently asked questions

Who runs St. Marys?

St. Marys (PWSID GA0390001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does St. Marys serve?

St. Marys reports serving 19,408 people through 6,642 service connections in Camden County, Georgia.

Where does St. Marys 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 St. Marys have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. 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 St. Marys' 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.

Where can I find St. Marys' water quality report?

As a community water system, St. Marys 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
Usn-Kings Bay Submarine Base	Camden	9,730	Community	Groundwater
Woodbine	Camden	1,512	Community	Groundwater
Sanctuary Cove Water System	Camden	1,018	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, “St. Marys, PWSID GA0390001, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/st-marys-ga0390001 (data as of October 1, 2026).