Brunswick Cellulose, Inc..

How does Brunswick Cellulose, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Glynn County?

By EPA's size categories, Brunswick Cellulose, Inc.. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Glynn County has 63 active public water systems, and Brunswick Cellulose, Inc.. is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 42% below the county average of 1,453 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 91,539 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Brunswick Cellulose, Inc.. is about twice that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Georgia has 158 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.7% 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 Brunswick Cellulose, Inc..?

EPA lists Brunswick Cellulose, Inc.. 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. 56 of the 63 active systems in Glynn County (89%) are also privately owned.