Public water system · GA3110079
ActiveSweetwater Coffee House
At a glance
Sweetwater Coffee House (PWSID GA3110079) is an active transient non-community water system in White County, Georgia. It reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sweetwater Coffee House compare with other water systems in White County?
By EPA's size categories, Sweetwater Coffee House is a very small system (500 people or fewer). White County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 578 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 22,543 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Sweetwater Coffee House is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Georgia has 493 active transient non-community water systems, 21% 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 Sweetwater Coffee House?
EPA lists Sweetwater Coffee House 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. 31 of the 39 active systems in White County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Sweetwater Coffee House have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. The violations listed here began between April 1996 and October 2012. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2010-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2003-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Sweetwater Coffee House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sweetwater Coffee House?
Sweetwater Coffee House (PWSID GA3110079) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sweetwater Coffee House serve?
Sweetwater Coffee House reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection in White County, Georgia.
Where does Sweetwater Coffee House 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 Sweetwater Coffee House have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. 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 Sweetwater Coffee House'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 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sweetwater Coffee House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sweetwater Coffee House is a 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 White County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Co Water & Sewerage Auth | White | 6,380 | Community | Surface water |
| Cleveland Waterworks | White | 5,587 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Helen | White | 1,851 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dnr-Unicoi State Park | White | 1,588 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Skylake | White | 1,173 | Community | Groundwater |
| Unicoi Springs Camp Resort | White | 808 | 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, “Sweetwater Coffee House, PWSID GA3110079, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/sweetwater-coffee-house-ga3110079 (data as of October 1, 2026).