Public water system · TN0004532
ActiveBroken Arrow Travel Camp
At a glance
Broken Arrow Travel Camp (PWSID TN0004532) is an active transient non-community water system in Monroe County, Tennessee. It reports serving 45 people through 37 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
37
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Broken Arrow Travel Camp compare with other water systems in Monroe County?
By EPA's size categories, Broken Arrow Travel Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Monroe County has 23 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,403 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 55,258 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Broken Arrow Travel Camp 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. Tennessee has 891 active transient non-community water systems, 64% of the state's 1,383 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,038 Tennessee systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Broken Arrow Travel Camp?
EPA lists Broken Arrow Travel Camp as privately owned. 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. 15 of the 23 active systems in Monroe County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Broken Arrow Travel Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between December 1985 and October 2022. By type: 2 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1985-12-25 | 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.
Broken Arrow Travel Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Broken Arrow Travel Camp?
Broken Arrow Travel Camp (PWSID TN0004532) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Broken Arrow Travel Camp serve?
Broken Arrow Travel Camp reports serving 45 people through 37 service connections in Monroe County, Tennessee.
Where does Broken Arrow Travel Camp 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 Broken Arrow Travel Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Broken Arrow Travel Camp'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 October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Broken Arrow Travel Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Broken Arrow Travel Camp 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 Monroe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville Water Dept | Monroe | 15,087 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tellico Area Services System | Monroe | 14,836 | Community | Surface water |
| Sweetwater Utility Board | Monroe | 13,597 | Community | Surface water |
| Tellico Plains Water Dept | Monroe | 7,759 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 13931 | Monroe | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs | Monroe | 975 | 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, “Broken Arrow Travel Camp, PWSID TN0004532, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/broken-arrow-travel-camp-tn0004532 (data as of October 1, 2026).