Public water system · TN0004678
ActivePonderosa Trailer Area
At a glance
Ponderosa Trailer Area (PWSID TN0004678) is an active transient non-community water system in Decatur County, Tennessee. It reports serving 178 people through 72 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
178
Service connections
72
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ponderosa Trailer Area compare with other water systems in Decatur County?
By EPA's size categories, Ponderosa Trailer Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Decatur County has 8 active public water systems, and Ponderosa Trailer Area is the 6th-largest of them by population served. 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 Trailer Area is about 24% 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 Trailer Area?
EPA lists Ponderosa Trailer Area 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 Trailer Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between December 1985 and March 2026. By type: 3 monitoring, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 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 5 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 Trailer Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ponderosa Trailer Area?
Ponderosa Trailer Area (PWSID TN0004678) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Ponderosa Trailer Area serve?
Ponderosa Trailer Area reports serving 178 people through 72 service connections in Decatur County, Tennessee.
Where does Ponderosa Trailer Area 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 Trailer Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Trailer Area'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ponderosa Trailer Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ponderosa Trailer Area 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 House Ws | Decatur | 168 | 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 Trailer Area, PWSID TN0004678, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/ponderosa-trailer-area-tn0004678 (data as of October 1, 2026).