Public water system · KY0792758
ActiveShawnee Bay Resort
At a glance
Shawnee Bay Resort (PWSID KY0792758) is an active transient non-community water system in Marshall County, Kentucky. It reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shawnee Bay Resort compare with other water systems in Marshall County?
By EPA's size categories, Shawnee Bay Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Marshall County has 6 active public water systems, and Shawnee Bay Resort is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,251 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 37,506 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 Shawnee Bay Resort is about 44% 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. 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 Shawnee Bay Resort?
EPA lists Shawnee Bay Resort as privately owned. The KY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 6 active systems in Marshall County (17%) are also privately owned.
Does Shawnee Bay Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and March 2018. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Shawnee Bay Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shawnee Bay Resort?
Shawnee Bay Resort (PWSID KY0792758) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.
How many people does Shawnee Bay Resort serve?
Shawnee Bay Resort reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection in Marshall County, Kentucky.
Where does Shawnee Bay Resort 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 Shawnee Bay Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. 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 Shawnee Bay Resort'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shawnee Bay Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shawnee Bay Resort 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 Marshall County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Marshall Water District #1 | Marshall | 16,276 | Community | Groundwater |
| Benton Water & Sewer | Marshall | 7,981 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jonathan Creek Water District | Marshall | 7,182 | Community | Groundwater |
| Calvert City Municipal Water Department | Marshall | 4,381 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hardin Water Department | Marshall | 1,606 | Community | Purchased 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, “Shawnee Bay Resort, PWSID KY0792758, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/shawnee-bay-resort-ky0792758 (data as of October 1, 2026).