Public water system · TN0002247
ActiveShelton'S Restaurant
At a glance
Shelton'S Restaurant (PWSID TN0002247) is an active transient non-community water system in Weakley County, Tennessee. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. 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 June 1999.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shelton'S Restaurant compare with other water systems in Weakley County?
By EPA's size categories, Shelton'S Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Weakley County has 11 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,901 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 20,912 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 Shelton'S Restaurant is about half of 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 Shelton'S Restaurant?
EPA lists Shelton'S 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. 6 of the 11 active systems in Weakley County (55%) are also privately owned.
Does Shelton'S Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1999. The violations listed here began between December 1978 and June 1999. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1980-12-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1978-12-24 | 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.
Shelton'S Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shelton'S Restaurant?
Shelton'S Restaurant (PWSID TN0002247) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Shelton'S Restaurant serve?
Shelton'S Restaurant reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Weakley County, Tennessee.
Where does Shelton'S Restaurant 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 Shelton'S Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1999. 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 Shelton'S 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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1999. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shelton'S Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shelton'S 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 Weakley County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Water Dept | Weakley | 11,918 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dresden Water Dept | Weakley | 3,381 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greenfield Water Dept | Weakley | 2,189 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gleason Water Dept | Weakley | 1,753 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sharon Water System | Weakley | 1,236 | Community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Apostolic Church | Weakley | 150 | 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, “Shelton'S Restaurant, PWSID TN0002247, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/shelton-s-restaurant-tn0002247 (data as of October 1, 2026).