Public water system · TN0004953
ActiveWhitewater Express, Inc.
At a glance
Whitewater Express, Inc. (PWSID TN0004953) is an active transient non-community water system in Polk 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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Whitewater Express, Inc. compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Whitewater Express, Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 6 active public water systems, and Whitewater Express, Inc. is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,509 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 39,051 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 Whitewater Express, Inc. is about 31% 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 Whitewater Express, Inc.?
EPA lists Whitewater Express, Inc. as privately owned. The TN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 6 active systems in Polk County (33%) are also privately owned.
Does Whitewater Express, Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 1997 and January 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Whitewater Express, Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Whitewater Express, Inc.?
Whitewater Express, Inc. (PWSID TN0004953) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Whitewater Express, Inc. serve?
Whitewater Express, Inc. reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Polk County, Georgia.
Where does Whitewater Express, Inc. 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 Whitewater Express, Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Whitewater Express, Inc.'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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Whitewater Express, Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Whitewater Express, Inc. 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 Polk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Water Authority | Polk | 23,792 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cedartown | Polk | 9,955 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rockmart | Polk | 4,199 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Polk County-Vinson Mountain Water Systm | Polk | 905 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Eagle Ranch Adventure Co., Inc.. | Polk | 100 | 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, “Whitewater Express, Inc., PWSID TN0004953, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/whitewater-express-inc-tn0004953 (data as of October 1, 2026).