Pilot Travel Center No518

PWSID: PA3060504

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 57% of water systems in Tennessee.

Violation trend: 0.2 per year over the last 5 years, similar to 0.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served980
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityKnoxville
EPA ZIP on File37909

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2022-10-01Open

Violation History (3 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2017-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2012-09-10Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Pilot Travel Center No518 is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 980 in Knoxville, Tennessee. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.