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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS 043740020

Eljawa Campground

Cherokee, EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems 28719 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 145 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

145
People served
2
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 2 drinking-water violations at Eljawa Campground.

2
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
145
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Eljawa Campground

Eljawa Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 145 residents in Cherokee, EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems through 58 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 2 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2010.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 1 violation (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems has thousands of regulated public water systems tracked by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
145
Total Violations
2
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
58
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
1
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 1 2010

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Eljawa Campground.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID 043740020 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems Drinking Water Authority

EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find 04 regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2010 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / 043740020 / 1040

How Eljawa Campground Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Eljawa Campground EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 2 - SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 - Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None - EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 145 - Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across all regulated public water systems in EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Eljawa Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Eljawa Campground (PWS ID: 043740020) has 2 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 145 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Eljawa Campground serve? ▼
Eljawa Campground serves 145 people in Cherokee, EPA Region 4 — Tribal Water Systems. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 58 service connections.
What type of violations does Eljawa Campground have? ▼
Eljawa Campground has 2 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Eljawa Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Eljawa Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Eljawa Campground use? ▼
Eljawa Campground uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.