Public water system record
Bennett Estates
Serves an area of Wayne County, GA that includes Jesup · 60 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 33 monitoring/reporting issues for Bennett Estates in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 33
Key facts
- Bennett Estates draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Georgia, November 2017.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 26 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 19, 2021 | Active |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 2, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bennett Estates go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 50 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 37 |
| 2000s | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 28 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2003, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Bennett Estates between 2011 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2017 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Jul 1, 2011 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Bennett Estates draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Bennett Estates 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Bennett Estates for a copy.
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