Public water system · GA1110114
ActiveSmokey Mountain Ventures
At a glance
Smokey Mountain Ventures (PWSID GA1110114) is an active transient non-community water system in Fannin County, North Carolina. It reports serving 208 people through 80 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
208
Service connections
80
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smokey Mountain Ventures compare with other water systems in Fannin County?
By EPA's size categories, Smokey Mountain Ventures is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fannin County has 1 active public water system, and Smokey Mountain Ventures is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 208 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 208 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Smokey Mountain Ventures is about 45% above 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. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Smokey Mountain Ventures?
EPA lists Smokey Mountain Ventures 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Fannin County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Smokey Mountain Ventures have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2019 and January 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | 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.
Smokey Mountain Ventures: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smokey Mountain Ventures?
Smokey Mountain Ventures (PWSID GA1110114) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Smokey Mountain Ventures serve?
Smokey Mountain Ventures reports serving 208 people through 80 service connections in Fannin County, North Carolina.
Where does Smokey Mountain Ventures 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 Smokey Mountain Ventures have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Smokey Mountain Ventures' 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smokey Mountain Ventures' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smokey Mountain Ventures 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.
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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, “Smokey Mountain Ventures, PWSID GA1110114, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/smokey-mountain-ventures-ga1110114 (data as of October 1, 2026).