Public water system · GA1690049
ActiveJones County Farms
At a glance
Jones County Farms (PWSID GA1690049) is an active community water system in Jones County, Georgia. It reports serving 73 people through 27 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
73
Service connections
27
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Jones County Farms compare with other water systems in Jones County?
By EPA's size categories, Jones County Farms is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jones County has 7 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,401 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 23,807 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 Jones County Farms 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 groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 13 Georgia systems (0.5%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Jones County Farms?
EPA lists Jones County Farms 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. 4 of the 7 active systems in Jones County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Jones County Farms have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004. The violations listed here began between May 1996 and July 2004. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Jones County Farms: frequently asked questions
Who runs Jones County Farms?
Jones County Farms (PWSID GA1690049) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Jones County Farms serve?
Jones County Farms reports serving 73 people through 27 service connections in Jones County, Georgia.
Where does Jones County Farms get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Jones County Farms have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004. 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 Jones County Farms' 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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Jones County Farms' water quality report?
As a community water system, Jones County Farms 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 Jones County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County | Jones | 13,373 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gray | Jones | 9,339 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jones Co.-Haddock Water Commission, Inc.. | Jones | 489 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #20581 | Jones | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Old Clinton Bbq House | Jones | 208 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Jones Co.-Lake Jonesco Golf Course | Jones | 75 | Transient non-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, “Jones County Farms, PWSID GA1690049, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/jones-county-farms-ga1690049 (data as of October 1, 2026).