County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Houston County, Tennessee
2 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 12,408 people in Houston County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 2
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 258
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 50.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TN083 · Houston County 2 sys · 258 viol · #2188/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 39.1% health
- RANK-LOWER #2188/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 50%
- SYS-TINY 2 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, Houston County ranks #2,188 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #79 of 95 counties in Tennessee. See methodology · corpus placement.
Houston 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 39.1% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #2,188 of 3,254 · #79 of 95 in Tennessee.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Houston County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Houston County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Water Department | 8,239 | 242 | Detected |
| Tennessee Ridge Water System | 4,169 | 16 | Clean |
Compare beyond Tennessee
Mid-flagged peers for Houston County
Cross-state counties nearest Houston County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (258). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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