Public water system · TN0008140
ActiveWears Valley Ranch
At a glance
Wears Valley Ranch (PWSID TN0008140) is an active community water system in Sevier County, Tennessee. It reports serving 75 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
28
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Wears Valley Ranch compare with other water systems in Sevier County?
By EPA's size categories, Wears Valley Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sevier County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,774 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 86,938 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Wears Valley Ranch is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Tennessee has 450 active community water systems, 33% 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 Wears Valley Ranch?
EPA lists Wears Valley Ranch 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. 37 of the 49 active systems in Sevier County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Wears Valley Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between November 2002 and October 2020. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Archived |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Wears Valley Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wears Valley Ranch?
Wears Valley Ranch (PWSID TN0008140) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Wears Valley Ranch serve?
Wears Valley Ranch reports serving 75 people through 28 service connections in Sevier County, Tennessee.
Where does Wears Valley Ranch 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 Wears Valley Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Wears Valley Ranch'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wears Valley Ranch's water quality report?
As a community water system, Wears Valley Ranch must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Sevier County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevierville Water System | Sevier | 39,885 | Community | Surface water |
| Pigeon Forge Water Department | Sevier | 14,872 | Community | Surface water |
| Gatlinburg Water Dept | Sevier | 8,877 | Community | Surface water |
| Sevier County Water Department | Sevier | 6,194 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Great Smoky Mtns National Park Hq | Sevier | 3,125 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Webb Creek Utility District | Sevier | 1,737 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Wears Valley Ranch, PWSID TN0008140, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/wears-valley-ranch-tn0008140 (data as of October 1, 2026).