Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC

How does Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC compare with other water systems in Effingham County?

By EPA's size categories, Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Effingham County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is about 59% above the county average of 629 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 52,235 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 Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC is about 133% above 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 Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC?

EPA lists Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC 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. 71 of the 83 active systems in Effingham County (86%) are also privately owned.