Public water system · TN0001483
ActiveOutdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg
At a glance
Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg (PWSID TN0001483) is an active transient non-community water system in Sevier County, Tennessee. It reports serving 950 people through 376 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
950
Service connections
376
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg compare with other water systems in Sevier County?
By EPA's size categories, Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Sevier County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,774 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 86,938 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 Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg is about 6.6 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 Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg?
EPA lists Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg 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. 37 of the 49 active systems in Sevier County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and July 2013. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg?
Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg (PWSID TN0001483) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg serve?
Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg reports serving 950 people through 376 service connections in Sevier County, Tennessee.
Where does Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg 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 Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. 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 Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg 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 Sevier County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevierville Water System | Sevier | 39,885 | Community | Surface water |
| Pigeon Forge Water Department | Sevier | 14,872 | Community | Surface water |
| Gatlinburg Water Dept | Sevier | 8,877 | Community | Surface water |
| Sevier County Water Department | Sevier | 6,194 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Great Smoky Mtns National Park Hq | Sevier | 3,125 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Webb Creek Utility District | Sevier | 1,737 | Community | Purchased 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, “Outdoor Resorts @ Gatlinburg, PWSID TN0001483, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/outdoor-resorts-gatlinburg-tn0001483 (data as of October 1, 2026).