Public water system · TN0005240
ActiveParadise Point
At a glance
Paradise Point (PWSID TN0005240) is an active transient non-community water system in Hardin County, Tennessee. It reports serving 298 people through 120 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
298
Service connections
120
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Paradise Point compare with other water systems in Hardin County?
By EPA's size categories, Paradise Point is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hardin County has 6 active public water systems, and Paradise Point is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,115 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 30,692 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 Paradise Point is about twice 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 Paradise Point?
EPA lists Paradise Point 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 6 active systems in Hardin County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Paradise Point have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Paradise Point: frequently asked questions
Who runs Paradise Point?
Paradise Point (PWSID TN0005240) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Paradise Point serve?
Paradise Point reports serving 298 people through 120 service connections in Hardin County, Tennessee.
Where does Paradise Point 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 Paradise Point have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Paradise Point'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Paradise Point's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Paradise Point 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 Hardin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Utility Dept | Hardin | 19,495 | Community | Groundwater |
| First U.D. of Hardin County | Hardin | 7,388 | Community | Surface water |
| Saltillo Utility District | Hardin | 2,216 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Utilities | Hardin | 1,155 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Harbert Hills Academy N.H. | Hardin | 140 | 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, “Paradise Point, PWSID TN0005240, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/paradise-point-tn0005240 (data as of October 1, 2026).