Public water system record
St. Marys
Serves St. Marys, Camden County, GA · 19,408 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for St. Marys in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- St. Marys draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Georgia, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1991, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,293 unknown out of 8,390 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 7, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 5, 2022 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 29, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 27, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 18, 2021 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 29, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for St. Marys go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 80 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 4 | 73 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2013, Archived.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against St. Marys between 2003 and 2005. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2005 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 15, 2003 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 66 violations: Arsenic, Picloram, CYANIDE, Beryllium, Total, Thallium, Total |
Where the water comes from
St. Marys draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
St. Marys must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Georgia.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells