Public water system · GA1830071
ActiveSassafras Villages
At a glance
Sassafras Villages (PWSID GA1830071) is an active community water system in Long County, Georgia. It reports serving 120 people through 44 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
44
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sassafras Villages compare with other water systems in Long County?
By EPA's size categories, Sassafras Villages is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Long County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is about 19% below the county average of 149 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 8,172 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 Sassafras Villages 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 Sassafras Villages?
EPA lists Sassafras Villages 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. 54 of the 55 active systems in Long County (98%) are also privately owned.
Does Sassafras Villages have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sassafras Villages: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sassafras Villages?
Sassafras Villages (PWSID GA1830071) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sassafras Villages serve?
Sassafras Villages reports serving 120 people through 44 service connections in Long County, Georgia.
Where does Sassafras Villages 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 Sassafras Villages have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Sassafras Villages' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Sassafras Villages' water quality report?
As a community water system, Sassafras Villages 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 Long County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludowici Water System | Long | 1,651 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crawford Water System | Long | 724 | Community | Groundwater |
| Timberland-Huntington Subdivision | Long | 621 | Community | Groundwater |
| Garrison Place-Summer Hill | Long | 513 | Community | Groundwater |
| Horse Creek Farms | Long | 500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oakdale Mobile Home Park | Long | 268 | 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, “Sassafras Villages, PWSID GA1830071, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/sassafras-villages-ga1830071 (data as of October 1, 2026).