Public water system · GA1470065
ActiveHart Co. Water & Sewer Auth.
At a glance
Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. (PWSID GA1470065) is an active community water system in Hart County, Georgia. It reports serving 5,637 people through 2,219 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
This page covers its drinking water system only; sewer and wastewater service are not part of EPA's drinking water records.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,637
Service connections
2,219
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. compare with other water systems in Hart County?
By EPA's size categories, Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Hart County has 29 active public water systems, and Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 9.6 times the county average of 589 people per system, and accounts for 33% of the 17,076 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 Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. is about 16% 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 Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth.?
EPA lists Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. 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. 3 of the 29 active systems in Hart County (10%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2001 and July 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth.?
Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. (PWSID GA1470065) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. serve?
Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. reports serving 5,637 people through 2,219 service connections in Hart County, Georgia.
Where does Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. 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 Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth.'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth. 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 Hart County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwell | Hart | 8,129 | Community | Surface water |
| Bowersville | Hart | 594 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| View Point Rv Campsite | Hart | 343 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sanders Mobile Home Park | Hart | 332 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Reed Creek S/D | Hart | 242 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reed Creek Point/Reed Creek Heights | Hart | 216 | 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, “Hart Co. Water & Sewer Auth., PWSID GA1470065, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/hart-co-water-sewer-auth-ga1470065 (data as of October 1, 2026).