Public water system · GA2950003
ActiveWalker County Water Authority
At a glance
Walker County Water Authority (PWSID GA2950003) is an active community water system in Walker County, Georgia. It reports serving 36,000 people through 12,048 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
36,000
Service connections
12,048
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Walker County Water Authority compare with other water systems in Walker County?
By EPA's size categories, Walker County Water Authority is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Walker County has 6 active public water systems, and Walker County Water Authority is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.4 times the county average of 10,697 people per system, and accounts for 56% 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 County Water Authority is about 5.4 times 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 103 Georgia systems (4.3%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Walker County Water Authority?
EPA lists Walker County Water Authority 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 County Water Authority have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. The violations listed here began between May 1994 and July 2008. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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 County Water Authority: frequently asked questions
Who runs Walker County Water Authority?
Walker County Water Authority (PWSID GA2950003) 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 County Water Authority serve?
Walker County Water Authority reports serving 36,000 people through 12,048 service connections in Walker County, Georgia.
Where does Walker County Water Authority get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Walker County Water Authority have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. 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 County Water Authority'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. 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 County Water Authority's water quality report?
As a community water system, Walker County Water Authority 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | Walker | 18,177 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Chickamauga | Walker | 5,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. | Walker | 3,410 | 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 County Water Authority, PWSID GA2950003, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/walker-county-water-authority-ga2950003 (data as of October 1, 2026).