International Paper - Flint River Mill

How does International Paper - Flint River Mill compare with other water systems in Macon County?

By EPA's size categories, International Paper - Flint River Mill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Macon County has 10 active public water systems, and International Paper - Flint River Mill is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 1,104 people per system, and accounts for 3.4% of the 11,037 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 International Paper - Flint River Mill is about 13% below 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 International Paper - Flint River Mill?

EPA lists International Paper - Flint River Mill 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. 6 of the 10 active systems in Macon County (60%) are also privately owned.