Public water system · GA2410045
ActiveUsfs - Tallulah River Camp Area
At a glance
Usfs - Tallulah River Camp Area (PWSID GA2410045) is an active transient non-community water system in Rabun County, Georgia. It reports serving 68 people through 6 service connections. 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
68
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs - Tallulah River Camp Area compare with other water systems in Rabun County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs - Tallulah River Camp Area 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 0.4% 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 - Tallulah River Camp 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 - Tallulah River Camp Area?
EPA lists Usfs - Tallulah River Camp 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 - Tallulah River Camp Area have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and April 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-05 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-17 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-16 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-01-01 | 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 |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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 - Tallulah River Camp Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs - Tallulah River Camp Area?
Usfs - Tallulah River Camp Area (PWSID GA2410045) 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 - Tallulah River Camp Area serve?
Usfs - Tallulah River Camp Area reports serving 68 people through 6 service connections in Rabun County, Georgia.
Where does Usfs - Tallulah River Camp 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 - Tallulah River Camp Area have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 - Tallulah River Camp 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs - Tallulah River Camp Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs - Tallulah River Camp 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 - Tallulah River Camp Area, PWSID GA2410045, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/usfs-tallulah-river-camp-area-ga2410045 (data as of October 1, 2026).