Public water system · NH2278120
ActiveGeorges Mills Cottages
At a glance
Georges Mills Cottages (PWSID NH2278120) is an active transient non-community water system in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 33 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
33
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Georges Mills Cottages compare with other water systems in Sullivan County?
By EPA's size categories, Georges Mills Cottages is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sullivan County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 510 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 33,165 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Hampshire, the 2,450 active systems average 508 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Georges Mills Cottages 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. New Hampshire has 1,291 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 2,450 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,374 New Hampshire systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Georges Mills Cottages?
EPA lists Georges Mills Cottages as privately owned. The NH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 44 of the 65 active systems in Sullivan County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Georges Mills Cottages have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and December 2021. By type: 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-09 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
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.
Georges Mills Cottages: frequently asked questions
Who runs Georges Mills Cottages?
Georges Mills Cottages (PWSID NH2278120) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.
How many people does Georges Mills Cottages serve?
Georges Mills Cottages reports serving 33 people through 6 service connections in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
Where does Georges Mills Cottages 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 Georges Mills Cottages have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. 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 Georges Mills Cottages' 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Georges Mills Cottages' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Georges Mills Cottages 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 Sullivan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Water Dept | Sullivan | 9,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Newport Water Works | Sullivan | 5,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Village Dist of Eastman | Sullivan | 3,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Charlestown Water Works | Sullivan | 2,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunapee Water Works | Sullivan | 1,680 | Community | Surface water |
| Springfield Rest Area | Sullivan | 999 | 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, “Georges Mills Cottages, PWSID NH2278120, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/georges-mills-cottages-nh2278120 (data as of October 1, 2026).