Public water system · TX0450098
ActiveTractor Supply Columbus
At a glance
Tractor Supply Columbus (PWSID TX0450098) is an active transient non-community water system in Colorado County, Tennessee. It reports serving 137 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
137
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tractor Supply Columbus compare with other water systems in Colorado County?
By EPA's size categories, Tractor Supply Columbus is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colorado County has 1 active public water system, and Tractor Supply Columbus is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 137 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 137 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 Tractor Supply Columbus is roughly in line with 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 Tractor Supply Columbus?
EPA lists Tractor Supply Columbus as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Colorado County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Tractor Supply Columbus have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between May 2012 and January 2023. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Public Notice and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-09-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Tractor Supply Columbus: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tractor Supply Columbus?
Tractor Supply Columbus (PWSID TX0450098) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Tractor Supply Columbus serve?
Tractor Supply Columbus reports serving 137 people through 1 service connection in Colorado County, Tennessee.
Where does Tractor Supply Columbus 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 Tractor Supply Columbus have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Tractor Supply Columbus' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tractor Supply Columbus' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tractor Supply Columbus 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.
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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, “Tractor Supply Columbus, PWSID TX0450098, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/tractor-supply-columbus-tx0450098 (data as of October 1, 2026).