Public water system · GA1810039
ActiveUsce-Amity Recreation Area
At a glance
Usce-Amity Recreation Area (PWSID GA1810039) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, South Carolina. It reports serving 312 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
312
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usce-Amity Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Usce-Amity Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 1 active public water system, and Usce-Amity Recreation Area is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 312 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 312 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across South Carolina, the 1,392 active systems average 3,511 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Usce-Amity Recreation Area is about twice 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. South Carolina has 743 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 1,392 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 933 South Carolina systems (67%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Usce-Amity Recreation Area?
EPA lists Usce-Amity Recreation 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Lincoln County (100%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usce-Amity Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1993 and January 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Usce-Amity Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usce-Amity Recreation Area?
Usce-Amity Recreation Area (PWSID GA1810039) 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 Usce-Amity Recreation Area serve?
Usce-Amity Recreation Area reports serving 312 people through 12 service connections in Lincoln County, South Carolina.
Where does Usce-Amity Recreation 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 Usce-Amity Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Usce-Amity Recreation 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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usce-Amity Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usce-Amity Recreation 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.
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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, “Usce-Amity Recreation Area, PWSID GA1810039, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/usce-amity-recreation-area-ga1810039 (data as of October 1, 2026).