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Effingham County, Georgia

Water Systems
83
Population Served
52,235
Total Violations
2,658
128 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

95.2%
Systems with Violations
32.0
Avg Violations per System
4.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
48 systems (58%)
SW
2 systems (2%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Effingham Georgia water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Rincon Water System 16,654 41 Clean
Effingham County Surface Water System 12,293 15 Detected
Springfield 3,100 52 -
Guyton 2,394 20 -
Westwood Heights Subdivision 1,370 40 -
Azalea Point 1,037 5 -
Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC 1,001 8 -
Lakeside Farms / Bloomingdale 993 10 -
Conifer Crossing/Pine Hill 759 43 -
Foxbow Farms 723 13 -
Hickory Knob Subdivision 671 50 -
Goshen Villa Subdivision 632 27 -
Sandhill Elementary 600 21 -
Auriga Farms 585 17 -
Foxbow North Subdivision 497 9 -
South Pointe Subdivision 491 25 -
Saddlebrook Subdivision 398 47 -
Castlewood-Clearview-Warner Fields 393 16 -
Huntington Station 382 18 -
South Effingham Woods/Effingham Forest 340 107 -
Lee Village Subdivision 310 27 -
Whispering Pines RV Park 308 153 -
Lakewood Subdivision 291 13 -
River Road Farms 273 12 -
Quail Run Mobile Home Estates 260 70 -
Royal Oaks Plantation 252 15 -
Mill Creek Subdivision 242 20 -
Shadowbrook Subdivision 224 15 -
Interfor U.S. Inc. - Meldrim Division 220 32 -
Hunter`s Chase / Abby Lane 211 12 -
Meldrim Lakes 203 22 -
Stonegate Subdivision 198 11 -
Eagle Pointe Subdivision 195 88 -
Paddleford Plantation Subdivision 192 18 -
Buckfield Plantation/Pleasant Hill S/D 190 11 -
Jamestown Subdivision 187 15 -
Pecan Grove S/D 182 21 -
Waterford Plantation Subdivision 182 20 -
Hampton Creek Subdivision 146 12 -
Deerwood S/D-Green Peace RV Pk 133 43 -
New Ebenezer Retreat Center 125 67 -
Coventry Plantation 122 8 -
Hunters Mill Subdivision 114 23 -
Griffin Lakes Campground 95 22 -
Pineora Water System 94 13 -
Low Ground Farms Subdivision 91 16 -
Georgia Power-Plt. McIntosh 90 3 -
Hawk Hammock 86 24 -
Coachwood Estates 83 340 -
Mallard Pointe/Drake Landing 81 7 Clean

Other Counties in Georgia

Fulton County
11 systems · 1,636,505 served · 332 violations
Gwinnett County
4 systems · 984,825 served · 322 violations
Cobb County
5 systems · 803,382 served · 38 violations
DeKalb County
1 systems · 743,000 served · 8 violations
Chatham County
118 systems · 340,164 served · 3,877 violations
Clayton County
3 systems · 298,499 served · 272 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Effingham County? ▼
Effingham County has 2,658 total drinking water violations across 83 water systems, of which 128 are health-based violations. 95.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Effingham County systems? ▼
Water systems in Effingham County serve approximately 52,235 people through 83 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Effingham County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Effingham County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Effingham County? ▼
Water systems in Effingham County use GW (48 systems), SW (2 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 4.8% of Effingham County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.