County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Anderson County, Tennessee
7 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 95,525 people in Anderson County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 7
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 437
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 50.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (4 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TN001 · Anderson County 7 sys · 437 viol · #597/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 3.9% health
- RANK-TOP #597/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 86%
- SYS-TINY 7 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Davidson County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Anderson County ranks #597 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #17 of 95 counties in Tennessee. See methodology · corpus placement.
Anderson County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 3.9% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #597 of 3,254 · #17 of 95 in Tennessee.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Anderson County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Anderson County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Dept of Public Works | 41,614 | 26 | Clean |
| Anderson County Water Auth | 25,700 | 232 | Detected |
| Clinton Utilities Board | 18,772 | 33 | Clean |
| Y-12 Nnsa Production Office | 5,000 | 12 | Detected |
| Norris Water Commission | 2,126 | 28 | - |
| Rocky Top Water Dept | 1,963 | 96 | - |
| Sequoyah Marina LLC | 350 | 10 | - |
Compare beyond Tennessee
Mid-flagged peers for Anderson County
Cross-state counties nearest Anderson County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (437). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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