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Community Water System · PWS TN0000925

Riverside Campground

Sevierville, Tennessee 37876 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 450 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

450
People served
99
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 99 drinking-water violations at Riverside Campground, 3% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

99
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
450
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Riverside Campground

Riverside Campground is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 450 residents in Sevierville, Tennessee (Sevier County) through 232 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 99 total violations for this system , of which 3 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 93 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 15 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Tennessee, EPA tracks 762 public water systems serving 7,934,203 people, with 43,318 cumulative violations and 9,414 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 56.8 violations. Statewide, 93 of 277 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.6%).

Riverside Campground's 99 violations sit above the Tennessee average.

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
450
Total Violations
99
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
232
County
Sevier
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
93
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2021
TTHM MR 4 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1999
Arsenic MR 2 2011
Barium MR 2 2011
Cadmium MR 2 2011
Chromium MR 2 2011
Mercury MR 2 2011
Nickel MR 2 2011
Antimony, Total MR 2 2011
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2011
Selenium MR 2 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2011
Benzene MR 2 2011
Styrene MR 2 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2011

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 Riverside 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 TN0000925 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Tennessee Drinking Water Authority

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Riverside Campground under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TN regulator portal

Source: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water

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
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 7000
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 2456
2021 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 2950
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 5000
2011 Arsenic MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1005
2011 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1010
2011 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1015
2011 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1020
2011 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1035
2011 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1036
2011 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1074
2011 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1075
2011 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 1045
2011 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 2378
2011 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000925 / 2380

How Riverside Campground Compares

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

Metric Riverside Campground Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 99 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 12.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 33.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 450 10,412 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 762 regulated public water systems in Tennessee.

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 Riverside Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Riverside Campground (PWS ID: TN0000925) has 99 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 450 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Riverside Campground serve? ▼
Riverside Campground serves 450 people in Sevierville, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 232 service connections.
What type of violations does Riverside Campground have? ▼
Riverside Campground has 99 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 93 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Riverside Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Riverside Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Riverside Campground use? ▼
Riverside Campground uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.