Public water system · GA2370013
ActiveCedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision
At a glance
Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision (PWSID GA2370013) is an active community water system in Putnam County, Georgia. It reports serving 432 people through 160 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
432
Service connections
160
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision compare with other water systems in Putnam County?
By EPA's size categories, Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Putnam County has 26 active public water systems, and Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 938 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 24,376 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 Cedar Cove / Hickory Point 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 Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision?
EPA lists Cedar Cove / Hickory Point 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. 22 of the 26 active systems in Putnam County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between November 1991 and September 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision?
Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision (PWSID GA2370013) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision serve?
Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision reports serving 432 people through 160 service connections in Putnam County, Georgia.
Where does Cedar Cove / Hickory Point 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 Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. 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 Cedar Cove / Hickory Point 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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cedar Cove / Hickory Point 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 Putnam County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth | Putnam | 12,736 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Oconee Crossing Ws (Res.& Comm.) | Putnam | 3,902 | Community | Groundwater |
| Werbls | Putnam | 2,193 | Community | Groundwater |
| Great Waters at Reynolds Plantation | Putnam | 1,350 | Community | Groundwater |
| Putnam County School Water System | Putnam | 908 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Oconee Springs Landing S/D | Putnam | 327 | 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, “Cedar Cove / Hickory Point Subdivision, PWSID GA2370013, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/cedar-cove-hickory-point-subdivision-ga2370013 (data as of October 1, 2026).