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Obion County, Tennessee

Water Systems
11
Population Served
31,591
Total Violations
558
30 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
50.7
Avg Violations per System
5.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
11 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (11)

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
Union City Water Dept 16,180 14 Clean
South Fulton Water System 3,932 37 Clean
Elbridge Water Association 3,239 30 -
Troy Water System 2,096 7 -
Obion Water Dept 1,615 34 -
Kenton Water Dept 1,492 62 -
Hornbeak Utility District 1,416 51 -
Samburg Utility District 736 136 -
Reelfoot Water Association 644 73 -
Mason Hall Development Corp 211 95 -
Alamo Baptist Church 30 19 -

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 Obion County? ▼
Obion County has 558 total drinking water violations across 11 water systems, of which 30 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Obion County systems? ▼
Water systems in Obion County serve approximately 31,591 people through 11 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Obion County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Obion County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Obion County? ▼
Water systems in Obion County use GW (11 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. 5.4% of Obion 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.