Public water system · TX2380030
ActivePilot Travel Center 1205
At a glance
Pilot Travel Center 1205 (PWSID TX2380030) is an active transient non-community water system in Ward County, Tennessee. It reports serving 2,015 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,015
Service connections
20
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pilot Travel Center 1205 compare with other water systems in Ward County?
By EPA's size categories, Pilot Travel Center 1205 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Ward County has 1 active public water system, and Pilot Travel Center 1205 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 2,015 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 2,015 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 Pilot Travel Center 1205 is about 14 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 22 Tennessee systems (1.6%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Pilot Travel Center 1205?
EPA lists Pilot Travel Center 1205 as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Ward County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Pilot Travel Center 1205 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and March 2023. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-03-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-03-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Pilot Travel Center 1205: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pilot Travel Center 1205?
Pilot Travel Center 1205 (PWSID TX2380030) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Pilot Travel Center 1205 serve?
Pilot Travel Center 1205 reports serving 2,015 people through 20 service connections in Ward County, Tennessee.
Where does Pilot Travel Center 1205 get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Pilot Travel Center 1205 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. 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 Pilot Travel Center 1205'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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pilot Travel Center 1205's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pilot Travel Center 1205 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.
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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, “Pilot Travel Center 1205, PWSID TX2380030, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/pilot-travel-center-1205-tx2380030 (data as of October 1, 2026).