Public water system · TN0005092
ActivePonderosa Club House
At a glance
Ponderosa Club House (PWSID TN0005092) is an active transient non-community water system in Decatur County, Tennessee. It reports serving 25 people through 5 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 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ponderosa Club House compare with other water systems in Decatur County?
By EPA's size categories, Ponderosa Club House is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Decatur County has 8 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,807 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,453 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 Ponderosa Club House is well below 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 Ponderosa Club House?
EPA lists Ponderosa Club House 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Decatur County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Ponderosa Club House 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 2016. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Ponderosa Club House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ponderosa Club House?
Ponderosa Club House (PWSID TN0005092) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Ponderosa Club House serve?
Ponderosa Club House reports serving 25 people through 5 service connections in Decatur County, Tennessee.
Where does Ponderosa Club House 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 Ponderosa Club House 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 2016. 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 Ponderosa Club House'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 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ponderosa Club House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ponderosa Club House 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 Decatur County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Water Department | Decatur | 4,303 | Community | Surface water |
| North U.Dep. of Decatur/Benton Co | Decatur | 3,818 | Community | Surface water |
| Perryville Utility District | Decatur | 3,127 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Decaturville Water System | Decatur | 2,384 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Woodlawn Shores Water Dept | Decatur | 450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ponderosa Trailer Area | Decatur | 178 | 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, “Ponderosa Club House, PWSID TN0005092, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/ponderosa-club-house-tn0005092 (data as of October 1, 2026).