HEPHZIBAH, GA · Richmond County
HEPHZIBAH-OAKRIDGE Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of September 15, 2011. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.
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Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Georgia’s official records. Always confirm current status with Georgia before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- GA2450017
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 1,349
- Service connections
- 519
- Ownership
- local government
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
HEPHZIBAH-OAKRIDGE is one of 391 community water systems in Georgia in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, formerly serving 1,349 people from groundwater.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2011; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 1 entry in 2017, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2017.
All 1 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves inorganic chemicals.
Violation history
Monitoring, Regular
—Cadmium
January 1, 2017 – September 15, 2011
Archived
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2017 – September 15, 2011 | Monitoring, Regular | Cadmium | — | Archived |
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
- August 13, 2008State Consumer Confidence Report Follow-up Notice2 linked violations
- July 23, 2007State Compliance achieved4 linked violations
- August 20, 2004State Consumer Confidence Report Follow-up Notice3 linked violations
- July 7, 2003State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
- July 1, 2003State Intentional no-action1 linked violation
- July 23, 2002State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
- August 10, 2001State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
- September 30, 1986State Violation/Reminder Notice435 linked violations
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
BUCHWITZ, ROBERT J
706-592-4423
HEPHZIBAH, GA 30815-0250