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Community Water System · PWS GA1370015

El Paraiso

Cornelia, Georgia 30531 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 44 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

44
People served
103
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 103 drinking-water violations at El Paraiso, 6% of them health-based - above the Georgia per-system average.

103
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
44
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: El Paraiso

El Paraiso is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 44 residents in Cornelia, Georgia (Habersham County) through 20 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 103 total violations for this system , of which 6 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 55 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 23 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Georgia, EPA tracks 2,382 public water systems serving 10,694,477 people, with 108,966 cumulative violations and 12,032 health-based violations on record. About 92% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 45.7 violations. Statewide, 102 of 254 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.2%).

El Paraiso's 103 violations sit above the Georgia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
44
Total Violations
103
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
20
County
Habersham
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
55
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 23 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 22 2012
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 20 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 1999
E. COLI MR 5 2017
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2018

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for El Paraiso.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID GA1370015 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Georgia Drinking Water Authority

Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects El Paraiso under EPA-delegated authority.

Open GA regulator portal

Source: Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 5200
2022 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 20 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 1038
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 23 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 7000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 8000
2017 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 3014
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 22 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 3100
1999 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / GA1370015 / 5000

How El Paraiso Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric El Paraiso Georgia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 103 45.7 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 5.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 44 4,490 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,382 regulated public water systems in Georgia.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is El Paraiso water safe to drink? ▼
El Paraiso (PWS ID: GA1370015) has 103 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 44 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does El Paraiso serve? ▼
El Paraiso serves 44 people in Cornelia, Georgia. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 20 service connections.
What type of violations does El Paraiso have? ▼
El Paraiso has 103 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 55 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in El Paraiso water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for El Paraiso under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does El Paraiso use? ▼
El Paraiso uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.