Public water system · GA0130002

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Winder

At a glance

Winder (PWSID GA0130002) is an active community water system in Barrow County, Georgia. It reports serving 51,540 people through 18,579 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

51,540

Service connections

18,579

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDGA0130002

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served51,540

Service connections18,579

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyGA state drinking water program

City servedWinder

StateGeorgia

ZIP—

CountyBarrow County

How does Winder compare with other water systems in Barrow County?

By EPA's size categories, Winder is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Barrow County has 8 active public water systems, and Winder is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.8 times the county average of 10,719 people per system, and accounts for 60% of the 85,749 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 Winder is about 7.7 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 Winder?

EPA lists Winder 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Barrow County (50%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Winder have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and July 2014. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 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
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Archived
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chloritecode 1009	No	Archived

All 9 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.

Winder: frequently asked questions

Who runs Winder?

Winder (PWSID GA0130002) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.

How many people does Winder serve?

Winder reports serving 51,540 people through 18,579 service connections in Barrow County, Georgia.

Where does Winder 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 Winder have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 Winder'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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Winder's water quality report?

As a community water system, Winder 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 Barrow County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Barrow County Water System	Barrow	17,893	Community	Purchased surface water
Auburn	Barrow	10,060	Community	Purchased surface water
Statham	Barrow	5,597	Community	Purchased surface water
Bent Creek Subdivision	Barrow	203	Community	Groundwater
Oak Hills Water System	Barrow	192	Community	Purchased surface water
Auburn Mobile Home Park	Barrow	159	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, “Winder, PWSID GA0130002, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/winder-ga0130002 (data as of October 1, 2026).