Public water system · PA4050552
ActiveRiver Mountain Retreat
At a glance
River Mountain Retreat (PWSID PA4050552) is an active transient non-community water system in Bedford County, Tennessee. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does River Mountain Retreat compare with other water systems in Bedford County?
By EPA's size categories, River Mountain Retreat is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bedford County has 13 active public water systems, and River Mountain Retreat is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,145 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 66,889 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 Mountain Retreat 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 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 River Mountain Retreat?
EPA lists River Mountain Retreat as under public/private ownership. The PA 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 13 active systems in Bedford County (23%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does River Mountain Retreat have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2020. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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 Mountain Retreat: frequently asked questions
Who runs River Mountain Retreat?
River Mountain Retreat (PWSID PA4050552) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does River Mountain Retreat serve?
River Mountain Retreat reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Bedford County, Tennessee.
Where does River Mountain Retreat 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 River Mountain Retreat have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Mountain Retreat'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find River Mountain Retreat's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. River Mountain Retreat 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 Bedford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville Water System | Bedford | 36,813 | Community | Surface water |
| Bedford County U.D. | Bedford | 22,908 | Community | Surface water |
| Wartrace Water System | Bedford | 3,576 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bell Buckle Water System | Bedford | 2,633 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. | Bedford | 634 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dollar General-Body Camp | Bedford | 50 | 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, “River Mountain Retreat, PWSID PA4050552, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/river-mountain-retreat-pa4050552 (data as of October 1, 2026).