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Community Water System · PWS TN0000317

Huntland Water System

Huntland, Tennessee 37345 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,755 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,755
People served
210
EPA violations
178
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 210 drinking-water violations at Huntland Water System, 85% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

210
Total EPA violations on record
85%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,755
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Huntland Water System

Huntland Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,755 residents in Huntland, Tennessee (Franklin County) through 725 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 210 total violations for this system , of which 178 (85%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 14 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 170 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%).

Huntland Water System's 210 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
1,755
Total Violations
210
Health-Based Violations
178
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
725
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
14
Treatment Tech Violations
178

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 170 2003
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 2005
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 1994
Nitrate MR 4 2017
Atrazine MR 4 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 1989

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 Huntland Water System.

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 TN0000317 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 Huntland Water System 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / TN0000317 / 7000
2022 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000317 / 2050
2017 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000317 / 1040
2005 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 SDWIS / TN0000317 / 0300
2003 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 170 SDWIS / TN0000317 / 0200
1994 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000317 / 5000
1989 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000317 / 3100

How Huntland Water System Compares

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

Metric Huntland Water System Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 210 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 178 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 1,755 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 Huntland Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Huntland Water System (PWS ID: TN0000317) has 210 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,755 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Huntland Water System serve? ▼
Huntland Water System serves 1,755 people in Huntland, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 725 service connections.
What type of violations does Huntland Water System have? ▼
Huntland Water System has 210 total violations: 178 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 14 monitoring/reporting violations, and 178 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Huntland Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Huntland Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Huntland Water System use? ▼
Huntland Water System 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.