Public water system · GA0490008
ActiveSuwanee Canal Recreation Ctr.
At a glance
Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. (PWSID GA0490008) is an active transient non-community water system in Charlton County, Georgia. It reports serving 591 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
591
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. compare with other water systems in Charlton County?
By EPA's size categories, Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Charlton County has 8 active public water systems, and Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 40% below the county average of 984 people per system, and accounts for 7.5% of the 7,869 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 Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. is about 4.1 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 Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr.?
EPA lists Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. as owned by the federal 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. 1 of the 8 active systems in Charlton County (13%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and December 2010. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 2006-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr.?
Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. (PWSID GA0490008) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. serve?
Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. reports serving 591 people through 25 service connections in Charlton County, Georgia.
Where does Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. 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 Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. 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 Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr.'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr. 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 Charlton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkston | Charlton | 5,390 | Community | Groundwater |
| Homeland | Charlton | 961 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Farm at Okefenokee | Charlton | 365 | Community | Groundwater |
| St. George School | Charlton | 227 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Traders-Hill Recreation Area | Charlton | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Stephen C. Foster St. Park | Charlton | 100 | Transient non-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, “Suwanee Canal Recreation Ctr., PWSID GA0490008, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/suwanee-canal-recreation-ctr-ga0490008 (data as of October 1, 2026).