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Community Water System · PWS TN0000201

Poplar Grove Utility District

Operator location Munford, Tennessee - 28% of 36 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 19,599 served per SDWIS.

19,599
People served (this PWS)
36
EPA violations (this PWS)
10
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Poplar Grove Utility District standing, mid SDWIS violation third

28% of 36 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 28% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,765 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Poplar Grove Utility District lands in the middle third by violation volume (36), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (19,599; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 28% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#2,765 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#84 of 436
Population · TN
36
Total EPA violations on record
28%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
6,975
County
Tipton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2014
Chlorine MR 7 2009
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2007
Arsenic MR 1 1985
Cadmium MR 1 1985
Chromium MR 1 1985
Selenium MR 1 1985
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1984
Nitrate MR 1 1985
Mercury MR 1 1985
Barium MR 1 1985
Fluoride MR 1 1985

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Poplar Grove Utility District has 36 recorded EPA violations, 47% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 52% carry more. 28% of this system's own violations are health-based (10 of 36), and it ranks #2,765 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

36 Lower than most fewer violations than 52% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/11/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/11/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/11/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/11/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 3/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 3/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 3/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 3/12/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 3/12/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 3/12/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 3/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 3/12/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 3/12/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 3/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 3/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 3/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 3/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Poplar Grove Utility District

10 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for TN0000201.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

36 violations · 19,599 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Poplar Grove Utility District

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Tennessee compares on the same EPA violation measures. Tennessee systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater