RABUN GAP, GA · Rabun County
SYLVAN LAKE FALLS Water System
Consumer Confidence Report status
SYLVAN LAKE FALLS must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.
As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 1 item for SYLVAN LAKE FALLS that is open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Georgia’s official records. Always confirm current status with Georgia before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- GA2410035
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 615
- Service connections
- 228
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
SYLVAN LAKE FALLS is one of 391 community water systems in Georgia in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, serving 615 people from groundwater.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 7 entries between 2013 and 2025, of which 1 remains open; none are health-based.
Of the 7, 5 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves inorganic chemicals, the Consumer Confidence Rule, and the Total Coliform Rules.
Violation history
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting
—Consumer Confidence Rule
October 1, 2025
UnaddressedMonitoring, Routine (RTCR)
—Revised Total Coliform Rule
May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Arsenic
January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Chromium
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—CYANIDE
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Antimony, Total
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
Resolved
Unaddressed no corrective action on record yetResolved addressed and confirmed by the state
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2025 | Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Unaddressed |
| May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023 | Monitoring, Routine (RTCR) | Revised Total Coliform Rule | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023 | Monitoring, Regular | Arsenic | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 | Monitoring, Regular | Chromium | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013 | Monitoring, Regular | CYANIDE | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013 | Monitoring, Regular | Antimony, Total | — | Resolved |
Unaddressed no corrective action on record yetResolved addressed and confirmed by the state
Enforcement actions
- October 15, 2025State Consumer Confidence Report Follow-up Notice1 linked violation
- February 21, 2024State Violation/Reminder Notice14 linked violations
- February 5, 2024State Compliance achieved14 linked violations
- October 4, 2023State Public Notification received2 linked violations
- October 4, 2023State Public Notification received13 linked violations
- October 4, 2023State Public Notification received1 linked violation
- October 4, 2023State Public Notification received1 linked violation
- September 30, 2023State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- September 30, 2023State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- August 17, 2023State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- June 22, 2023State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
- April 5, 2023State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
- March 1, 2023State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
- March 1, 2023State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
- February 7, 2023State Violation/Reminder Notice3 linked violations
- January 11, 2023State Violation/Reminder Notice4 linked violations
- November 28, 2022State Public Notification received2 linked violations
- November 21, 2022State Consumer Confidence Report Follow-up Notice2 linked violations
- November 9, 2022State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
- October 31, 2022State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- August 10, 2022State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
- August 4, 2021State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
- July 26, 2021State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
- July 20, 2021State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
- July 20, 2021State Boil Water Order2 linked violations
- July 20, 2021State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
- May 25, 2021State Violation/Reminder Notice13 linked violations
- March 2, 2021State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- January 29, 2021State Public Notification requested3 linked violations
- January 14, 2021State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- May 9, 2018State Consumer Confidence Report Follow-up Notice2 linked violations
- July 6, 2016State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- July 27, 2015State Compliance achieved14 linked violations
- July 2, 2014State Consumer Confidence Report Follow-up Notice2 linked violations
- August 23, 2011State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
Common questions
Is SYLVAN LAKE FALLS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?
- Yes. SYLVAN LAKE FALLS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.
When is SYLVAN LAKE FALLS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?
- SYLVAN LAKE FALLS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.
Does SYLVAN LAKE FALLS have any open drinking water violations on record?
- As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 1 item for SYLVAN LAKE FALLS that is open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.
What is a Consumer Confidence Report?
- A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.
Contact
PAULHUS II, NORMAND
678-989-9991
RABUN GAP, GA 30568