Public water system · TN0004007
ActiveDouglas Lake Campground
At a glance
Douglas Lake Campground (PWSID TN0004007) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It reports serving 298 people through 256 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
298
Service connections
256
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Douglas Lake Campground compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Douglas Lake Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,269 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 59,003 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 Douglas Lake Campground is about twice 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 Douglas Lake Campground?
EPA lists Douglas Lake Campground 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. 20 of the 26 active systems in Jefferson County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Douglas Lake Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. The violations listed here began between December 1978 and October 1996. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1991-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1989-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1978-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Douglas Lake Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Douglas Lake Campground?
Douglas Lake Campground (PWSID TN0004007) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Douglas Lake Campground serve?
Douglas Lake Campground reports serving 298 people through 256 service connections in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Where does Douglas Lake 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 Douglas Lake Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. 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 Douglas Lake 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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Douglas Lake Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Douglas Lake 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove Utility District | Jefferson | 25,320 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dandridge Water Mgmt Facility | Jefferson | 9,931 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jefferson City W&S Comm | Jefferson | 9,764 | Community | Surface water |
| New Market Utility District | Jefferson | 5,703 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| White Pine Water System | Jefferson | 4,171 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| I-40 West Rest Area, Tdot | Jefferson | 1,001 | 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, “Douglas Lake Campground, PWSID TN0004007, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/douglas-lake-campground-tn0004007 (data as of October 1, 2026).