Public water system · GA2930046
ActiveSouthern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray
At a glance
Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray (PWSID GA2930046) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Upson County, Georgia. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray compare with other water systems in Upson County?
By EPA's size categories, Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Upson County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,345 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 21,527 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 Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray is well 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 Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray?
EPA lists Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray 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. 12 of the 16 active systems in Upson County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and July 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-15 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray: frequently asked questions
Who runs Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray?
Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray (PWSID GA2930046) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray serve?
Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Upson County, Georgia.
Where does Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray 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 Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray'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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray 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 Upson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston | Upson | 12,482 | Community | Surface water |
| Upson County | Upson | 5,243 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Upson Co.-Lincoln Park Ws | Upson | 886 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Grace Neal & Vestavia Sd | Upson | 729 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yatesville | Upson | 537 | Community | Groundwater |
| Country Village Subdivision | Upson | 486 | 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, “Southern Mills, Inc..-Plant Ray, PWSID GA2930046, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/southern-mills-inc-plant-ray-ga2930046 (data as of October 1, 2026).