Public water system · TN0002848
ActiveTravel Center of America
At a glance
Travel Center of America (PWSID TN0002848) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, Tennessee. It reports serving 700 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
700
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Travel Center of America compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Travel Center of America is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Madison County has 23 active public water systems, and Travel Center of America is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,330 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 99,581 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 Travel Center of America is about 4.9 times 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 Travel Center of America?
EPA lists Travel Center of America 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. 19 of the 23 active systems in Madison County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Travel Center of America have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between December 1978 and January 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 4 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1978-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Travel Center of America: frequently asked questions
Who runs Travel Center of America?
Travel Center of America (PWSID TN0002848) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Travel Center of America serve?
Travel Center of America reports serving 700 people through 1 service connection in Madison County, Tennessee.
Where does Travel Center of America 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 Travel Center of America have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are 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 Travel Center of America'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Travel Center of America's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Travel Center of America 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Water System | Madison | 91,111 | Community | Groundwater |
| I-40 Rest Area Madison | Madison | 5,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bethlehem Baptist Church | Madison | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Antioch Bc - Humboldt | Madison | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Parkburg Baptist Church | Madison | 279 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Friendship Baptist St Church | Madison | 245 | 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, “Travel Center of America, PWSID TN0002848, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/travel-center-of-america-tn0002848 (data as of October 1, 2026).