Does St. Simons Island, GA tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 6 violation(s) across the community water systems serving St. Simons Island, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does St. Simons Island, GA tap water come from?

St. Simons Island is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

GA / St. Simons Island

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St. Simons Island tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in St. Simons Island. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, St. Simons Island is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 275 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 6 violations across the community water system(s) serving St. Simons Island, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~275

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Golden Isles Marina Master Association

237 served · groundwater · PWSID GA1270080

Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

Big Tree Estates

38 served · groundwater · PWSID GA1910066

Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 2009 and July 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 1997. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.