Public water system · GA2130026
ActiveUsfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area
At a glance
Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area (PWSID GA2130026) is an active transient non-community water system in Murray County, Georgia. It reports serving 75 people through 15 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 October 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area compare with other water systems in Murray County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Murray County has 8 active public water systems, and Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,587 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 28,695 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 Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area is about half of 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 Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area?
EPA lists Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area 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 Murray County (13%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2000. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and October 2000. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | 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.
Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area?
Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area (PWSID GA2130026) 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 Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area serve?
Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area reports serving 75 people through 15 service connections in Murray County, Georgia.
Where does Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area 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 Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2000. 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 Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area'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 October 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area 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 Murray County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth | Murray | 28,262 | Community | Surface water |
| Fort Mountain Estates | Murray | 158 | Community | Groundwater |
| Global Conference Center-Youth Ministry | Murray | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Ft Mtn St Pk, Old Ft #4 Sp | Murray | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Fort Mountain State Park 2 | Murray | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Ft Mtn St Pk-Main. Area | Murray | 25 | 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, “Usfs-Lake Conasauga Rec.Area, PWSID GA2130026, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/usfs-lake-conasauga-rec-area-ga2130026 (data as of October 1, 2026).