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Community Water System · PWS GA1970000

Buena Vista

Buena Vista, Georgia 31803 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,422 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,422
People served
242
EPA violations
54
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 242 drinking-water violations at Buena Vista, 22% of them health-based - above the Georgia per-system average.

242
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,422
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Buena Vista

Buena Vista is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,422 residents in Buena Vista, Georgia (Marion County) through 591 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 242 total violations for this system , of which 54 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 118 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 53 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Buena Vista's 242 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
1,422
Total Violations
242
Health-Based Violations
54
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
591
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
54
Monitoring Violations
118
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 53 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 38 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 23 2004
Public Notice Other 23 2025
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 20 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 20 2024
Combined Uranium MR 20 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 2023
Nitrate MR 4 2002
E. COLI MR 4 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2020
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
TTHM MR 3 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1992

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 Buena Vista.

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 GA1970000 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 Buena Vista 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
2025 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 53 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 4010
2025 Public Notice Other 23 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 7500
2024 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 20 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 4010
2024 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 20 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 4000
2024 Combined Uranium MR 20 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 4006
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 5200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 5000
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 38 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 7000
2020 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 3014
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 8000
2018 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 2950
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 2456
2004 Coliform (TCR) MR 23 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 3100
2002 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 1040
1992 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / GA1970000 / 3100

How Buena Vista Compares

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

Metric Buena Vista Georgia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 242 45.7 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 54 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 1,422 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 Buena Vista water safe to drink? ▼
Buena Vista (PWS ID: GA1970000) has 242 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,422 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Buena Vista serve? ▼
Buena Vista serves 1,422 people in Buena Vista, Georgia. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 591 service connections.
What type of violations does Buena Vista have? ▼
Buena Vista has 242 total violations: 54 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 118 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Buena Vista water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Buena Vista under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Buena Vista use? ▼
Buena Vista 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.