Public water system · TN0001265
ActiveCosby Campground
At a glance
Cosby Campground (PWSID TN0001265) is an active transient non-community water system in Cocke County, Tennessee. It reports serving 925 people through 15 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 October 1991.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
925
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cosby Campground compare with other water systems in Cocke County?
By EPA's size categories, Cosby Campground is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cocke County has 8 active public water systems, and Cosby Campground is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,678 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 37,426 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 Cosby Campground is about 6.4 times 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 Cosby Campground?
EPA lists Cosby Campground 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. 1 of the 8 active systems in Cocke County (13%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Cosby Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | 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.
Cosby Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cosby Campground?
Cosby Campground (PWSID TN0001265) 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 Cosby Campground serve?
Cosby Campground reports serving 925 people through 15 service connections in Cocke County, Tennessee.
Where does Cosby Campground 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 Cosby Campground 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 October 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 Cosby Campground'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 October 1991. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cosby Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cosby Campground 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 Cocke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Utilities Board | Cocke | 34,925 | Community | Surface water |
| Hartford Welcome Center | Cocke | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Tent Camping USA, Inc.. | Cocke | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Roamstead Smoky Mtn | Cocke | 130 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Indian Camp Creek Resort | Cocke | 130 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sunset Gap Community Center | Cocke | 68 | 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, “Cosby Campground, PWSID TN0001265, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/cosby-campground-tn0001265 (data as of October 1, 2026).