Public water system · GA2950014
ActiveWalker Co. Rural Water Auth.
At a glance
Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. (PWSID GA2950014) is an active community water system in Walker County, Georgia. It reports serving 3,410 people through 1,311 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,410
Service connections
1,311
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. compare with other water systems in Walker County?
By EPA's size categories, Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Walker County has 6 active public water systems, and Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,697 people per system, and accounts for 5.3% of the 64,179 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. is about half of that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Georgia has 1,724 active community water systems, 73% 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 Walker Co. Rural Water Auth.?
EPA lists Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. as owned by a local 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. 5 of the 6 active systems in Walker County (83%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. The violations listed here began between August 1995 and January 2017. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1995-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Walker Co. Rural Water Auth.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Walker Co. Rural Water Auth.?
Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. (PWSID GA2950014) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. serve?
Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. reports serving 3,410 people through 1,311 service connections in Walker County, Georgia.
Where does Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. 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 Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. 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 January 2017. 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 Walker Co. Rural Water Auth.'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 January 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Walker Co. Rural Water Auth.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Walker County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County Water Authority | Walker | 36,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Lafayette | Walker | 18,177 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Chickamauga | Walker | 5,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walker County W&Sa - Armuchee Valley | Walker | 620 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Camp Adahi | Walker | 252 | 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, “Walker Co. Rural Water Auth., PWSID GA2950014, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/walker-co-rural-water-auth-ga2950014 (data as of October 1, 2026).