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McMinn County, Tennessee

Water Systems
11
Population Served
53,724
Total Violations
517
102 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

90.9%
Systems with Violations
47.0
Avg Violations per System
19.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
8 systems (73%)
GW
3 systems (27%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
40.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (10)

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
Athens Utilities Board 25,851 43 Detected
Etowah Utilities 12,851 42 Clean
Niota Water System 3,932 34 Clean
Riceville Utility District 3,843 59 Detected
Englewood Water Dept 3,742 67 Clean
Calhoun-Charleston U.d. 2,895 14 -
Resolute Forest Products 200 94 -
Camp Cherokee-McMinn Co 110 59 -
Midway Drive-in Theatre 100 75 -
Camp Living Stones 100 30 -
Athens Stockyard Water System 100 0 -

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 McMinn County? ▼
McMinn County has 517 total drinking water violations across 11 water systems, of which 102 are health-based violations. 90.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from McMinn County systems? ▼
Water systems in McMinn County serve approximately 53,724 people through 11 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in McMinn County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in McMinn County, 2 had PFAS detected (40.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply McMinn County? ▼
Water systems in McMinn County use SW (8 systems), GW (3 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. 19.7% of McMinn 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.