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Community Water System · PWS GA1610021

Lake Owl Head Subdivision

Twin City, Georgia 30471 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 161 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

161
People served
97
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 97 drinking-water violations at Lake Owl Head Subdivision, 19% of them health-based - above the Georgia per-system average.

97
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
161
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lake Owl Head Subdivision

Lake Owl Head Subdivision is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 161 residents in Twin City, Georgia (Jeff Davis County) through 65 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 97 total violations for this system , of which 18 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 52 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 24 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Georgia, EPA tracks 2,382 public water systems serving 10,694,477 people, with 108,966 cumulative violations and 12,032 health-based violations on record. About 92% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 45.7 violations. Statewide, 77 of 254 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (30.3%).

Lake Owl Head Subdivision's 97 violations sit above the Georgia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
161
Total Violations
97
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
65
County
Jeff Davis
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 24 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 21 2006
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2006
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2002
Nitrate MR 4 2011
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 2014
Combined Uranium MR 3 2014
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2021
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 2014
TTHM MR 3 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2014
Public Notice Other 2 2023

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Lake Owl Head Subdivision.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID GA1610021 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Georgia Drinking Water Authority

Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Lake Owl Head Subdivision under EPA-delegated authority.

Open GA regulator portal

Source: Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 7500
2021 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 1038
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 24 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 7000
2014 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 4000
2014 Combined Uranium MR 3 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 4006
2014 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 4010
2014 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 2950
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 2456
2011 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 1040
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 21 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 3100
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 3100
2002 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / GA1610021 / 5000

How Lake Owl Head Subdivision Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Lake Owl Head Subdivision Georgia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 97 45.7 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 5.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 30.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 161 4,490 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,382 regulated public water systems in Georgia.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lake Owl Head Subdivision water safe to drink? ▼
Lake Owl Head Subdivision (PWS ID: GA1610021) has 97 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 161 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lake Owl Head Subdivision serve? ▼
Lake Owl Head Subdivision serves 161 people in Twin City, Georgia. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 65 service connections.
What type of violations does Lake Owl Head Subdivision have? ▼
Lake Owl Head Subdivision has 97 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake Owl Head Subdivision water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lake Owl Head Subdivision under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lake Owl Head Subdivision use? ▼
Lake Owl Head Subdivision uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.