Public water system · AL0001800
ActiveLake Tholocco Recreation Area - American
At a glance
Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American (PWSID AL0001800) is an active transient non-community water system in Dale County, Alabama. It reports serving 25 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American compare with other water systems in Dale County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dale County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,619 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 69,284 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Alabama, the 576 active systems average 11,028 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Alabama has 45 active transient non-community water systems, 7.8% of the state's 576 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 302 Alabama systems (52%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American?
EPA lists Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American as owned by the federal government. The AL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 15 active systems in Dale County (33%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and November 2016. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 3 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American?
Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American (PWSID AL0001800) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American serve?
Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American reports serving 25 people through 12 service connections in Dale County, Alabama.
Where does Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Dale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Utilities Board | Dale | 19,965 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Rucker -American Water Enterprises | Dale | 16,774 | Community | Groundwater |
| Daleville, the Wwsb of the City of | Dale | 10,014 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dale County Water Authority | Dale | 7,779 | Community | Groundwater |
| Level Plains, Town of | Dale | 3,819 | Community | Groundwater |
| Midland City Water Department | Dale | 3,300 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Lake Tholocco Recreation Area - American, PWSID AL0001800, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/lake-tholocco-recreation-area-american-al0001800 (data as of October 1, 2026).