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Savannah-I & D

Serves Savannah and Pooler, Chatham County, GA · 10,500 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Savannah-I & D in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • GA0510004
  • PORT WENTWORTH
  • GA
  • 10,500 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 31407
EPA system ID GA0510004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Savannah-I & D draws water from 4 wells and 1 surface water intake (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,704 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 May 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Savannah-I & D go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 17
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 0

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Savannah-I & D draws water from 4 wells and 1 surface water intake (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Savannah-I & D. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Savannah-I & D.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Savannah-I & D must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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