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Lawrence County, Tennessee

Water Systems
13
Population Served
48,706
Total Violations
962
46 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

92.3%
Systems with Violations
74.0
Avg Violations per System
4.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
7 systems (54%)
GW
6 systems (46%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Lawrence Tennessee water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (12)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Lawrenceburg Utility Systems 21,244 158 Clean
Leoma Utility District 6,218 32 Clean
Summertown Utility District 5,593 62 Clean
Loretto Water Department 4,773 76 Clean
Northeast Lawrence U.d. 4,017 103 Clean
Fall River RD Utility District 3,851 91 -
St Joseph Water System 1,533 135 -
Iron City Utility District 729 62 -
West Point U.d. 421 83 -
Lexington W.D. Rascaltown Community 217 60 -
Country Livin' RV Park 50 0 -
Center Store 35 96 -
Laurel Hill Lake 25 4 -

Other Counties in Tennessee

Davidson County
4 systems · 924,319 served · 394 violations
Shelby County
8 systems · 822,834 served · 604 violations
Knox County
9 systems · 601,914 served · 406 violations
Rutherford County
5 systems · 433,004 served · 394 violations
Hamilton County
11 systems · 412,782 served · 324 violations
Montgomery County
7 systems · 344,788 served · 413 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Lawrence County? ▼
Lawrence County has 962 total drinking water violations across 13 water systems, of which 46 are health-based violations. 92.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lawrence County systems? ▼
Water systems in Lawrence County serve approximately 48,706 people through 13 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lawrence County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Lawrence County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Lawrence County? ▼
Water systems in Lawrence County use SW (7 systems), GW (6 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 4.8% of Lawrence County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

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 page draws directly on 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.