Public water system · TN0009448
ActivePonderosa House Ws
At a glance
Ponderosa House Ws (PWSID TN0009448) is an active transient non-community water system in Decatur County, Tennessee. It reports serving 168 people through 68 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
168
Service connections
68
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ponderosa House Ws compare with other water systems in Decatur County?
By EPA's size categories, Ponderosa House Ws 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 1.2% 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 House Ws is about 17% 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 Ponderosa House Ws?
EPA lists Ponderosa House Ws 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 House Ws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between December 1985 and April 2016. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-12-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Ponderosa House Ws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ponderosa House Ws?
Ponderosa House Ws (PWSID TN0009448) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Ponderosa House Ws serve?
Ponderosa House Ws reports serving 168 people through 68 service connections in Decatur County, Tennessee.
Where does Ponderosa House Ws 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 House Ws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is 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 House Ws' 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 2 violations for this system; none is 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 House Ws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ponderosa House Ws 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 House Ws, PWSID TN0009448, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/ponderosa-house-ws-tn0009448 (data as of October 1, 2026).