Public water system · GA0990006
ActivePaper Mill Ws
At a glance
Paper Mill Ws (PWSID GA0990006) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Early County, Georgia. It reports serving 475 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
475
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Paper Mill Ws compare with other water systems in Early County?
By EPA's size categories, Paper Mill Ws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Early County has 12 active public water systems, and Paper Mill Ws is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 27% below the county average of 652 people per system, and accounts for 6.1% of the 7,819 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 Paper Mill Ws is about 11% 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 Paper Mill Ws?
EPA lists Paper Mill Ws 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. 5 of the 12 active systems in Early County (42%) are also privately owned.
Does Paper Mill Ws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and April 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Paper Mill Ws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Paper Mill Ws?
Paper Mill Ws (PWSID GA0990006) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Paper Mill Ws serve?
Paper Mill Ws reports serving 475 people through 1 service connection in Early County, Georgia.
Where does Paper Mill Ws 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 Paper Mill Ws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. 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 Paper Mill Ws' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Paper Mill Ws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Paper Mill Ws is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Early County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakely | Early | 5,716 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jakin | Early | 262 | Community | Groundwater |
| Damascus | Early | 240 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Kolomoki Sp-Day Use Area | Early | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Kolomoki Sp-Museum | Early | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Kolomoki Sp-Stay Use | Early | 200 | 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, “Paper Mill Ws, PWSID GA0990006, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/paper-mill-ws-ga0990006 (data as of October 1, 2026).