Public water system · TN0004791
ActiveHartford Welcome Center
At a glance
Hartford Welcome Center (PWSID TN0004791) is an active transient non-community water system in Cocke County, Tennessee. It reports serving 1,001 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,001
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hartford Welcome Center compare with other water systems in Cocke County?
By EPA's size categories, Hartford Welcome Center is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cocke County has 8 active public water systems, and Hartford Welcome Center is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,678 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% 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 Hartford Welcome Center is about 7 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 Hartford Welcome Center?
EPA lists Hartford Welcome Center as owned by a state 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 a state government.
Does Hartford Welcome Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. The violations listed here began between June 1993 and November 2020. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Hartford Welcome Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hartford Welcome Center?
Hartford Welcome Center (PWSID TN0004791) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Hartford Welcome Center serve?
Hartford Welcome Center reports serving 1,001 people through 1 service connection in Cocke County, Tennessee.
Where does Hartford Welcome Center 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 Hartford Welcome Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. 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 Hartford Welcome Center'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 November 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hartford Welcome Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hartford Welcome Center 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 |
| Cosby Campground | Cocke | 925 | 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, “Hartford Welcome Center, PWSID TN0004791, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/hartford-welcome-center-tn0004791 (data as of October 1, 2026).