Public water system · GA2770001
ActiveTifton-Tift County Water System
At a glance
Tifton-Tift County Water System (PWSID GA2770001) is an active community water system in Tift County, Georgia. It reports serving 27,589 people through 11,951 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27,589
Service connections
11,951
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Tifton-Tift County Water System compare with other water systems in Tift County?
By EPA's size categories, Tifton-Tift County Water System is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Tift County has 14 active public water systems, and Tifton-Tift County Water System is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 10 times the county average of 2,639 people per system, and accounts for 75% of the 36,945 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 Tifton-Tift County Water System is about 4.1 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 Tifton-Tift County Water System?
EPA lists Tifton-Tift County Water System 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. 3 of the 14 active systems in Tift County (21%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Tifton-Tift County Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. The violations listed here began between September 1993 and July 2008. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Lead and Copper Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | 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 |
| 1993-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Tifton-Tift County Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tifton-Tift County Water System?
Tifton-Tift County Water System (PWSID GA2770001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tifton-Tift County Water System serve?
Tifton-Tift County Water System reports serving 27,589 people through 11,951 service connections in Tift County, Georgia.
Where does Tifton-Tift County Water System 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 Tifton-Tift County Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. 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 Tifton-Tift County Water System'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tifton-Tift County Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Tifton-Tift County Water System 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 Tift County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Baldwin Agri. College | Tift | 4,405 | Community | Groundwater |
| Omega | Tift | 1,436 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ty Ty | Tift | 929 | Community | Groundwater |
| Economy Inn | Tift | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Tiftarea Academy | Tift | 575 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pebble Hill Estates S/D | Tift | 365 | 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, “Tifton-Tift County Water System, PWSID GA2770001, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/tifton-tift-county-water-system-ga2770001 (data as of October 1, 2026).