Public water system · GA1390016
ActiveSurfside Club Estates
At a glance
Surfside Club Estates (PWSID GA1390016) is an active community water system in Hall County, Georgia. It reports serving 523 people through 201 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
523
Service connections
201
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Surfside Club Estates compare with other water systems in Hall County?
By EPA's size categories, Surfside Club Estates is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hall County has 13 active public water systems, and Surfside Club Estates is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 11,684 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 151,891 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 Surfside Club Estates 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 Surfside Club Estates?
EPA lists Surfside Club Estates 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. 9 of the 13 active systems in Hall County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Surfside Club Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between December 1994 and January 2023. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (2 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Surfside Club Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Surfside Club Estates?
Surfside Club Estates (PWSID GA1390016) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Surfside Club Estates serve?
Surfside Club Estates reports serving 523 people through 201 service connections in Hall County, Georgia.
Where does Surfside Club Estates 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 Surfside Club Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Surfside Club Estates' 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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Surfside Club Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Surfside Club Estates 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 Hall County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | Hall | 140,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Flowery Branch | Hall | 4,594 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lula | Hall | 3,416 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fieldale Farms Corp. Ws | Hall | 1,800 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Leisure Lake Condo. Assoc.Inc.. | Hall | 532 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Shore Forest Subdivision | Hall | 284 | 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, “Surfside Club Estates, PWSID GA1390016, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/surfside-club-estates-ga1390016 (data as of October 1, 2026).