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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TN0002618

Bays Mtn Park Water System

Kingsport, Tennessee 37660 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
61
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 61 drinking-water violations at Bays Mtn Park Water System, 5% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

61
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bays Mtn Park Water System

Bays Mtn Park Water System is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Kingsport, Tennessee (Sullivan County) through 19 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 61 total violations for this system , of which 3 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 54 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 24 violations (MON). 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%).

Bays Mtn Park Water System's 61 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
400
Total Violations
61
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
19
County
Sullivan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2015
E. COLI MR 9 2009
Nitrate MR 6 2020
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 2009
Public Notice Other 3 2016
Chlorine MR 3 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 Bays Mtn Park Water System.

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 TN0002618 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 Bays Mtn Park Water System 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 SDWIS / TN0002618 / 8000
2020 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / TN0002618 / 1040
2016 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / TN0002618 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / TN0002618 / 3100
2011 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / TN0002618 / 0999
2009 E. COLI MR 9 SDWIS / TN0002618 / 3014
2009 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / TN0002618 / 0200

How Bays Mtn Park Water System Compares

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

Metric Bays Mtn Park Water System Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 61 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 400 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 Bays Mtn Park Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Bays Mtn Park Water System (PWS ID: TN0002618) has 61 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bays Mtn Park Water System serve? ▼
Bays Mtn Park Water System serves 400 people in Kingsport, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 19 service connections.
What type of violations does Bays Mtn Park Water System have? ▼
Bays Mtn Park Water System has 61 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bays Mtn Park Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bays Mtn Park Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bays Mtn Park Water System use? ▼
Bays Mtn Park Water System 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.