County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Sullivan County, Tennessee
18 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 193,299 people in Sullivan County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 18
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 1,254
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 94.4%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 33.3%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (6 tested) Middle third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TN163 · Sullivan County 18 sys · 1,254 viol · #346/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 94.4% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 10.6% health
- RANK-TOP #346/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.7 pp
- PFAS-MID 33.3% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 56%
- SYS-SMALL 18 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Blount County ( -0.7 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Sullivan County ranks #346 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #10 of 95 counties in Tennessee. See methodology · corpus placement.
Sullivan County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 94.4% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 10.6% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 33.3% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #346 of 3,254 · #10 of 95 in Tennessee.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Sullivan County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Sullivan County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport Water Dept | 106,765 | 11 | Detected |
| Bristol Department of Utilities | 37,648 | 45 | Clean |
| Blountville Utility District | 15,647 | 6 | Clean |
| Bloomingdale Utility District | 13,318 | 117 | Detected |
| South Fork Utility District | 7,645 | 124 | Clean |
| Bristol-Bluff City U.d. | 6,268 | 269 | Clean |
| Bluff City Water Department | 2,763 | 352 | - |
| Intermont Utility District | 1,849 | 35 | - |
| Bays Mtn Park Water System | 400 | 61 | - |
| Little Oak Rec Area - Usfs | 171 | 47 | - |
| Peace Lakeview Campground #1 | 161 | 90 | - |
| Skyview Campground | 140 | 10 | - |
| Cochran's Lakeview Campground | 128 | 47 | - |
| Musick Lakeside Campground | 118 | 12 | - |
| Friendship Marina | 98 | 10 | - |
| Peace Lakeview Campground #2 | 83 | 4 | - |
| Dollar General 21269 | 50 | 0 | - |
| Friendship Family Resorts | 47 | 14 | - |
Compare beyond Tennessee
Mid-flagged peers for Sullivan County
Cross-state counties nearest Sullivan County on flagged-system share (94.4%) and cumulative violation count (1,254). 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).
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