Public water system · TN0004158
ActiveBumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg
At a glance
Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg (PWSID TN0004158) is an active transient non-community water system in Stewart County, Kentucky. It reports serving 160 people through 37 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
37
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg compare with other water systems in Stewart County?
By EPA's size categories, Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stewart County has 7 active public water systems, and Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17% above the county average of 137 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 960 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kentucky, the 437 active systems average 11,699 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg is about 11% above 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. Kentucky has 50 active transient non-community water systems, 11% of the state's 437 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 111 Kentucky systems (25%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg?
EPA lists Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg as owned by the federal government. The TN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 7 of the 7 active systems in Stewart County (100%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. The violations listed here began between December 1978 and April 2007. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1978-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg?
Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg (PWSID TN0004158) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg serve?
Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg reports serving 160 people through 37 service connections in Stewart County, Kentucky.
Where does Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg 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 Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. 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 Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg 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 Stewart County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeplace - Lbl | Stewart | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Piney Campground C&D - Lbl | Stewart | 158 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brandon Springs-Lbl | Stewart | 75 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Piney Campground E - Lbl | Stewart | 72 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Information Station -Lbl | Stewart | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Piney Campground A&B - Lbl | Stewart | 45 | Transient non-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, “Bumpus Mills-Lake Barkley Cmpg, PWSID TN0004158, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/bumpus-mills-lake-barkley-cmpg-tn0004158 (data as of October 1, 2026).