County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Rhea County, Tennessee
7 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 51,475 people in Rhea County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 7
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 556
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 33.3%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (3 tested) Middle third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TN143 · Rhea County 7 sys · 556 viol · #940/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 28.8% health
- RANK-UPPER #940/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-MID 33.3% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 71%
- SYS-TINY 7 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, Rhea County ranks #940 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #35 of 95 counties in Tennessee. See methodology · corpus placement.
Rhea 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 28.8% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 33.3% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #940 of 3,254 · #35 of 95 in Tennessee.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Rhea County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Rhea County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Water Dept | 25,054 | 148 | Clean |
| Watts Bar Utility District | 15,571 | 9 | Detected |
| North U.d. of Rhea County | 3,640 | 36 | - |
| Spring City Water System | 2,985 | 178 | - |
| Grandview Utility District | 2,187 | 44 | - |
| Graysville Water Dept | 1,888 | 93 | Clean |
| Laurelbrook School | 150 | 48 | - |
Compare beyond Tennessee
Mid-flagged peers for Rhea County
Cross-state counties nearest Rhea County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (556). 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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