Public water system · TN0005007
ActiveSherman Oaks Campground
At a glance
Sherman Oaks Campground (PWSID TN0005007) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It reports serving 75 people through 75 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1999.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
75
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sherman Oaks Campground compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Sherman Oaks Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,269 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 59,003 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 Sherman Oaks Campground 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 Sherman Oaks Campground?
EPA lists Sherman Oaks Campground 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. 20 of the 26 active systems in Jefferson County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Sherman Oaks Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1999. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sherman Oaks Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sherman Oaks Campground?
Sherman Oaks Campground (PWSID TN0005007) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Sherman Oaks Campground serve?
Sherman Oaks Campground reports serving 75 people through 75 service connections in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Where does Sherman Oaks Campground 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 Sherman Oaks Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Sherman Oaks Campground'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1999. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sherman Oaks Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sherman Oaks Campground 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove Utility District | Jefferson | 25,320 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dandridge Water Mgmt Facility | Jefferson | 9,931 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jefferson City W&S Comm | Jefferson | 9,764 | Community | Surface water |
| New Market Utility District | Jefferson | 5,703 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| White Pine Water System | Jefferson | 4,171 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| I-40 West Rest Area, Tdot | Jefferson | 1,001 | 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, “Sherman Oaks Campground, PWSID TN0005007, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/sherman-oaks-campground-tn0005007 (data as of October 1, 2026).