Public water system · TN0005196
ActiveRiver Drifters Restaurant
At a glance
River Drifters Restaurant (PWSID TN0005196) is an active transient non-community water system in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does River Drifters Restaurant compare with other water systems in Hamilton County?
By EPA's size categories, River Drifters Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hamilton County has 11 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 37,270 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 409,965 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 River Drifters Restaurant is about 31% 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 44 Tennessee systems (3.2%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates River Drifters Restaurant?
EPA lists River Drifters Restaurant 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 11 active systems in Hamilton County (27%) are also privately owned.
Does River Drifters Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between November 2018 and September 2024. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2018-11-01 | Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
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.
River Drifters Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs River Drifters Restaurant?
River Drifters Restaurant (PWSID TN0005196) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does River Drifters Restaurant serve?
River Drifters Restaurant reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Where does River Drifters Restaurant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does River Drifters Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 River Drifters Restaurant'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find River Drifters Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. River Drifters Restaurant 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 Hamilton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee American Water | Hamilton | 207,046 | Community | Surface water |
| Hixson Utility District | Hamilton | 68,306 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eastside Utility District | Hamilton | 59,612 | Community | Surface water |
| Savannah Valley U.D. | Hamilton | 30,571 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Northwest Utility District | Hamilton | 20,710 | Community | Surface water |
| Walden'S Ridge U.D. | Hamilton | 9,265 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “River Drifters Restaurant, PWSID TN0005196, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/river-drifters-restaurant-tn0005196 (data as of October 1, 2026).