Public water system · TN0004270
ActiveIndian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs
At a glance
Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs (PWSID TN0004270) is an active transient non-community water system in Monroe County, Tennessee. It reports serving 975 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
975
Service connections
35
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs compare with other water systems in Monroe County?
By EPA's size categories, Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Monroe County has 23 active public water systems, and Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 2,403 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% 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 Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs is about 6.8 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 Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs?
EPA lists Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs 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. 3 of the 23 active systems in Monroe County (13%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2006. The violations listed here began between October 1996 and October 2006. By type: 5 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-05-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-04-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-03-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-02-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 8 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.
Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs?
Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs (PWSID TN0004270) 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 Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs serve?
Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs reports serving 975 people through 35 service connections in Monroe County, Tennessee.
Where does Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs 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 Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2006. 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 Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs' 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 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs 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 |
| Lost Sea, Inc. | Monroe | 700 | 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, “Indian Boundary Rec Area- Usfs, PWSID TN0004270, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/indian-boundary-rec-area-usfs-tn0004270 (data as of October 1, 2026).