Usfs - Chattooga River Ranger District

How does Usfs - Chattooga River Ranger District compare with other water systems in Rabun County?

By EPA's size categories, Usfs - Chattooga River Ranger District is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rabun County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 497 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 19,394 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Usfs - Chattooga River Ranger District is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Georgia has 158 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.7% 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 Usfs - Chattooga River Ranger District?

EPA lists Usfs - Chattooga River Ranger District 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. 30 of the 39 active systems in Rabun County (77%) are also privately owned.