Public water system · TN0002622
ActiveIndian Camp Creek Resort
At a glance
Indian Camp Creek Resort (PWSID TN0002622) is an active transient non-community water system in Cocke County, Tennessee. It reports serving 130 people through 65 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
130
Service connections
65
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Indian Camp Creek Resort compare with other water systems in Cocke County?
By EPA's size categories, Indian Camp Creek Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cocke County has 8 active public water systems, and Indian Camp Creek Resort is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,678 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 Indian Camp Creek Resort is roughly in line with 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 Camp Creek Resort?
EPA lists Indian Camp Creek Resort 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. 5 of the 8 active systems in Cocke County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Indian Camp Creek Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. The violations listed here began between December 1978 and January 2015. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1997-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1978-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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 Camp Creek Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Indian Camp Creek Resort?
Indian Camp Creek Resort (PWSID TN0002622) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Indian Camp Creek Resort serve?
Indian Camp Creek Resort reports serving 130 people through 65 service connections in Cocke County, Tennessee.
Where does Indian Camp Creek Resort 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 Camp Creek Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. 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 Camp Creek Resort'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Indian Camp Creek Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Indian Camp Creek Resort 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, “Indian Camp Creek Resort, PWSID TN0002622, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/indian-camp-creek-resort-tn0002622 (data as of October 1, 2026).