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Community Water System · PWS TN0000046

Belvidere Rural U.d.

Belvidere, Tennessee 37306 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,716 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,716
People served
84
EPA violations
21
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Belvidere Rural U.d., 25% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
25%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,716
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Belvidere Rural U.d.

Belvidere Rural U.d. is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,716 residents in Belvidere, Tennessee (Franklin County) through 709 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 21 (25%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 20 violations (TT, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Tennessee, EPA tracks 762 public water systems serving 7,934,203 people, with 43,318 cumulative violations and 9,414 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 56.8 violations. Statewide, 93 of 277 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.6%).

Belvidere Rural U.d.'s 84 violations sit above the Tennessee average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,716
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
21
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
709
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
20

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 20 1994
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2014
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 13 2010
CARBON, TOTAL MR 10 2019
TTHM MR 6 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2024
Atrazine MR 4 2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2010
Chlorine MR 3 2009
Public Notice Other 1 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1980
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1999

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Belvidere Rural U.d..

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TN0000046 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Tennessee Drinking Water Authority

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Belvidere Rural U.d. under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TN regulator portal

Source: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 2456
2022 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 2050
2020 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 7500
2019 CARBON, TOTAL MR 10 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 2920
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 3100
2010 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 13 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 0300
2010 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 0200
2009 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 0999
1999 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 3100
1994 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 20 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 0200
1980 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000046 / 4000

How Belvidere Rural U.d. Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Belvidere Rural U.d. Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 21 12.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 33.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,716 10,412 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 762 regulated public water systems in Tennessee.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Belvidere Rural U.d. water safe to drink? ▼
Belvidere Rural U.d. (PWS ID: TN0000046) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,716 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Belvidere Rural U.d. serve? ▼
Belvidere Rural U.d. serves 1,716 people in Belvidere, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 709 service connections.
What type of violations does Belvidere Rural U.d. have? ▼
Belvidere Rural U.d. has 84 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 20 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Belvidere Rural U.d. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Belvidere Rural U.d. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Belvidere Rural U.d. use? ▼
Belvidere Rural U.d. uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.