Public water system · TN0004438
ActiveNatchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv
At a glance
Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv (PWSID TN0004438) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis County, Tennessee. It reports serving 333 people through 615 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1999.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
333
Service connections
615
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv compare with other water systems in Lewis County?
By EPA's size categories, Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lewis County has 4 active public water systems, and Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,261 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 13,043 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 Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv is about 131% above 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 Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv?
EPA lists Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv 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. 3 of the 4 active systems in Lewis County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1999. The violations listed here began between December 1985 and September 1999. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | 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 |
| 1985-12-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv: frequently asked questions
Who runs Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv?
Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv (PWSID TN0004438) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv serve?
Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv reports serving 333 people through 615 service connections in Lewis County, Tennessee.
Where does Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv 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 Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1999. 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 Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv'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 September 1999. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv 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 Lewis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohenwald Water System | Lewis | 12,475 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Farm Water System | Lewis | 210 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fall Hollow Campground | Lewis | 25 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
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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, “Natchez Trace Wilderness Prsrv, PWSID TN0004438, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/natchez-trace-wilderness-prsrv-tn0004438 (data as of October 1, 2026).