Public water system · GA2810031
ActiveUsfs - Sandy Bottoms
At a glance
Usfs - Sandy Bottoms (PWSID GA2810031) is an active transient non-community water system in Towns County, Georgia. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs - Sandy Bottoms compare with other water systems in Towns County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs - Sandy Bottoms is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Towns County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,071 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 20,713 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 - Sandy Bottoms is well below 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 - Sandy Bottoms?
EPA lists Usfs - Sandy Bottoms 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. 3 of the 10 active systems in Towns County (30%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs - Sandy Bottoms have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between November 2009 and March 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-22 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2012-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2012-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2012-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2009-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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 - Sandy Bottoms: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs - Sandy Bottoms?
Usfs - Sandy Bottoms (PWSID GA2810031) 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 - Sandy Bottoms serve?
Usfs - Sandy Bottoms reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Towns County, Georgia.
Where does Usfs - Sandy Bottoms 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 - Sandy Bottoms have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. 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 - Sandy Bottoms' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs - Sandy Bottoms' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs - Sandy Bottoms 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 Towns County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns County | Towns | 11,791 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hiawassee | Towns | 5,496 | Community | Surface water |
| Young Harris | Towns | 2,211 | Community | Groundwater |
| Enchanted Valley Rv Resort Ltd | Towns | 599 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hi-River Country Subdivision | Towns | 260 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Usfs - Brasstown Bald Area | Towns | 150 | 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 - Sandy Bottoms, PWSID GA2810031, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/usfs-sandy-bottoms-ga2810031 (data as of October 1, 2026).