Public water system record
Waycross
Serves Waycross, Sunnyside and Deenwood, Ware County, GA · 15,987 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Waycross in the last ten years.
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
- Waycross draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1998, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,100 unknown out of 7,495 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 26, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Waycross go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2006, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Waycross draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth-East. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Waycross.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth-East Waycross, GA
Annual water quality report
Waycross 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