Public water system · GA1110124
ActiveFannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill
At a glance
Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill (PWSID GA1110124) is an active community water system in Fannin County, Georgia. It reports serving 246 people through 91 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
246
Service connections
91
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill compare with other water systems in Fannin County?
By EPA's size categories, Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fannin County has 32 active public water systems, and Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 558 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 17,853 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 Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 138 Georgia systems (5.8%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill?
EPA lists Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill as owned by a local government. 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. 6 of the 32 active systems in Fannin County (19%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2015 and July 2023. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill?
Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill (PWSID GA1110124) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill serve?
Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill reports serving 246 people through 91 service connections in Fannin County, Georgia.
Where does Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill's water quality report?
As a community water system, Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill 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 Fannin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccaysville | Fannin | 7,020 | Community | Surface water |
| Blue Ridge Water System | Fannin | 6,112 | Community | Surface water |
| Morganton | Fannin | 1,768 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fannin County Usda - My Mountain Sd | Fannin | 559 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mountain Area Christian Academy | Fannin | 360 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fannin County, Gefa - Riverwalk | Fannin | 187 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Fannin County Cdbg - Forge Mill, PWSID GA1110124, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/fannin-county-cdbg-forge-mill-ga1110124 (data as of October 1, 2026).