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St. Simons Island

At a glance

St. Simons Island (PWSID GA1270001) is an active community water system in Glynn County, Georgia. It reports serving 29,249 people through 11,935 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016.

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

Population served

29,249

Service connections

11,935

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA1270001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served29,249

Service connections11,935

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City servedSaint Simons Island

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyGlynn County

How does St. Simons Island compare with other water systems in Glynn County?

By EPA's size categories, St. Simons Island is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Glynn County has 63 active public water systems, and St. Simons Island is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20 times the county average of 1,453 people per system, and accounts for 32% of the 91,539 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. Simons Island is about 4.4 times 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. Simons Island?

EPA lists St. Simons Island 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. 6 of the 63 active systems in Glynn County (9.5%) are also owned by a local government.

Does St. Simons Island have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between June 1994 and July 2016. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 disinfectant level above the legal limit and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
2009-04-01	Disinfectant level above the legal limitNon-Acute MRDL · code 11	Chlorinecode 0999	Yes	Resolved
2009-01-01	Disinfectant level above the legal limitNon-Acute MRDL · code 11	Chlorinecode 0999	Yes	Resolved
2008-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1996-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1994-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	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.

St. Simons Island: frequently asked questions

Who runs St. Simons Island?

St. Simons Island (PWSID GA1270001) 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. Simons Island serve?

St. Simons Island reports serving 29,249 people through 11,935 service connections in Glynn County, Georgia.

Where does St. Simons Island 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. Simons Island have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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. Simons Island'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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. Simons Island's water quality report?

As a community water system, St. Simons Island 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 Glynn County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Brunswick	Glynn	44,739	Community	Groundwater
Glynn Co.-South Main Land	Glynn	2,554	Community	Groundwater
Jekyll Island Authority	Glynn	2,541	Community	Groundwater
Sea Island Company	Glynn	2,000	Community	Groundwater
Brunswick Cellulose, Inc..	Glynn	850	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Oak Grove Island Plantation	Glynn	775	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. Simons Island, PWSID GA1270001, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/st-simons-island-ga1270001 (data as of October 1, 2026).