DeKalb County, Tennessee
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TN041 · DeKalb County 6 sys · 657 viol · #1369/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 9.1% health
- RANK-MID #1369/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 100%
- SYS-TINY 6 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, DeKalb County ranks #1,369 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #52 of 95 counties in Tennessee. See methodology · corpus placement.
DeKalb 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 9.1% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,369 of 3,254 · #52 of 95 in Tennessee.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around DeKalb County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest DeKalb County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb Utility District #1 | 17,960 | 39 | Clean |
| Smithville Water System | 7,049 | 186 | Clean |
| Alexandria Water System | 2,626 | 87 | - |
| Dowelltown-Liberty W.S. | 1,065 | 210 | - |
| Dekalb Utility District #4 | 927 | 36 | - |
| Indian Creek Youth Camp | 350 | 99 | - |
Compare beyond Tennessee
Mid-flagged peers for DeKalb County
Cross-state counties nearest DeKalb County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (657). 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).
Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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