Public water system record
Effingham County Surface Water System
Serves an area of Effingham County, GA · 12,293 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Effingham County Surface Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Effingham County Surface Water System buys its water from Savannah-I & D.
- Record on file since 2005, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,906 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Effingham County Surface Water System go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2007, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Effingham County Surface Water System buys its water from Savannah-I & D. EPA also lists 5 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other community water system buys water from Effingham County Surface Water System.
Buys water from
- Savannah-I & D Port Wentworth, GA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Rincon Water System Rincon, GA
Annual water quality report
Effingham County Surface Water System 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.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Georgia.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells