Public water system · GA1730016
ActiveMill Pond Plantation
At a glance
Mill Pond Plantation (PWSID GA1730016) is an active community water system in Lanier County, Georgia. It reports serving 302 people through 112 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
302
Service connections
112
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Mill Pond Plantation compare with other water systems in Lanier County?
By EPA's size categories, Mill Pond Plantation is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lanier County has 8 active public water systems, and Mill Pond Plantation is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 587 people per system, and accounts for 6.4% of the 4,692 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 Mill Pond Plantation 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. 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 Mill Pond Plantation?
EPA lists Mill Pond Plantation 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. 7 of the 8 active systems in Lanier County (88%) are also privately owned.
Does Mill Pond Plantation have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and March 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli, Public Notice, Chromium and Mercury. EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-21 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-11-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Mill Pond Plantation: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mill Pond Plantation?
Mill Pond Plantation (PWSID GA1730016) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Mill Pond Plantation serve?
Mill Pond Plantation reports serving 302 people through 112 service connections in Lanier County, Georgia.
Where does Mill Pond Plantation get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Mill Pond Plantation have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Mill Pond Plantation'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Mill Pond Plantation's water quality report?
As a community water system, Mill Pond Plantation 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 Lanier County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland | Lanier | 2,718 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sj Water, LLC | Lanier | 764 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boyette Farms | Lanier | 305 | Community | Groundwater |
| Banks Lake Pointe Subdivision | Lanier | 205 | Community | Groundwater |
| Westwind Farm Estates MHP | Lanier | 176 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grand Bay Ridge S/D | Lanier | 149 | 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, “Mill Pond Plantation, PWSID GA1730016, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/mill-pond-plantation-ga1730016 (data as of October 1, 2026).