Public water system · TN0004798
ActiveUnion County Boat Dock
At a glance
Union County Boat Dock (PWSID TN0004798) is an active transient non-community water system in Union County, Tennessee. It reports serving 100 people through 70 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
70
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Union County Boat Dock compare with other water systems in Union County?
By EPA's size categories, Union County Boat Dock is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Union County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,986 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 19,856 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 Union County Boat Dock 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 Union County Boat Dock?
EPA lists Union County Boat Dock 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. 8 of the 10 active systems in Union County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Union County Boat Dock have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2008. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Union County Boat Dock: frequently asked questions
Who runs Union County Boat Dock?
Union County Boat Dock (PWSID TN0004798) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Union County Boat Dock serve?
Union County Boat Dock reports serving 100 people through 70 service connections in Union County, Tennessee.
Where does Union County Boat Dock 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 Union County Boat Dock have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. 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 Union County Boat Dock'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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Union County Boat Dock's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Union County Boat Dock 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 Union County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton U.D. | Union | 10,529 | Community | Surface water |
| Maynardville Water Dept | Union | 7,940 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Beach Island Marina | Union | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Old Hickory Wat Co-Union County | Union | 342 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Loyston Point P.U.A.,Tva | Union | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. | Union | 120 | 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, “Union County Boat Dock, PWSID TN0004798, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/union-county-boat-dock-tn0004798 (data as of October 1, 2026).