Public water system · TN0004556
ActiveCharit Creek Lodge
At a glance
Charit Creek Lodge (PWSID TN0004556) is an active transient non-community water system in Scott County, Tennessee. It reports serving 48 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1991.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
48
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Charit Creek Lodge compare with other water systems in Scott County?
By EPA's size categories, Charit Creek Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Scott County has 6 active public water systems, and Charit Creek Lodge is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,273 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 25,637 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 Charit Creek Lodge is about 67% 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 Charit Creek Lodge?
EPA lists Charit Creek Lodge 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. 2 of the 6 active systems in Scott County (33%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Charit Creek Lodge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1991. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Charit Creek Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Charit Creek Lodge?
Charit Creek Lodge (PWSID TN0004556) 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 Charit Creek Lodge serve?
Charit Creek Lodge reports serving 48 people through 5 service connections in Scott County, Tennessee.
Where does Charit Creek Lodge 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 Charit Creek Lodge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1991. 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 Charit Creek Lodge'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1991. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Charit Creek Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Charit Creek Lodge 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 Scott County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Utility District | Scott | 12,516 | Community | Surface water |
| Oneida W&S Comm | Scott | 11,600 | Community | Surface water |
| Bandy Creek Campground | Scott | 1,003 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| East Carters Valley | Scott | 285 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Spring Valley Subdivision | Scott | 185 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Charit Creek Lodge, PWSID TN0004556, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/charit-creek-lodge-tn0004556 (data as of October 1, 2026).