Public water system · GA2410042
ActiveUsfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area
At a glance
Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area (PWSID GA2410042) is an active transient non-community water system in Rabun County, Georgia. It reports serving 410 people through 48 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
410
Service connections
48
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area compare with other water systems in Rabun County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rabun County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is about 18% below the county average of 497 people per system, and accounts for 2.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area is about 185% above 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 - Rabun Beach Camping Area?
EPA lists Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping 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. 2 of the 39 active systems in Rabun County (5.1%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and June 2021. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 8 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 - Rabun Beach Camping Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area?
Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area (PWSID GA2410042) 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 - Rabun Beach Camping Area serve?
Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area reports serving 410 people through 48 service connections in Rabun County, Georgia.
Where does Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping 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 - Rabun Beach Camping Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. 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 - Rabun Beach Camping 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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs - Rabun Beach Camping 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 Rabun County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun County Water & Sewer Authority | Rabun | 10,276 | Community | Surface water |
| Sky Valley | Rabun | 1,820 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Rainey Mountain | Rabun | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| River Vista Rv Park | Rabun | 660 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sylvan Lake Falls | Rabun | 615 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kingwood Water System | Rabun | 575 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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 - Rabun Beach Camping Area, PWSID GA2410042, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/usfs-rabun-beach-camping-area-ga2410042 (data as of October 1, 2026).