Public water system · GA1950006
ActiveBrown Brothers Farm Subdivision
At a glance
Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision (PWSID GA1950006) is an active community water system in Madison County, Georgia. It reports serving 656 people through 243 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
656
Service connections
243
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Madison County has 27 active public water systems, and Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 39% above the county average of 473 people per system, and accounts for 5.1% of the 12,782 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Georgia has 1,724 active community water systems, 73% of the state's 2,375 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,118 Georgia systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision?
EPA lists Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision as privately owned. The GA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 18 of the 27 active systems in Madison County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and October 2015. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision?
Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision (PWSID GA1950006) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision serve?
Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision reports serving 656 people through 243 service connections in Madison County, Georgia.
Where does Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Water System | Madison | 4,663 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Comer | Madison | 1,531 | Community | Groundwater |
| Colbert Water System | Madison | 1,374 | Community | Groundwater |
| Danielsville | Madison | 1,022 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ila | Madison | 532 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carlton | Madison | 419 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision, PWSID GA1950006, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/brown-brothers-farm-subdivision-ga1950006 (data as of October 1, 2026).