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Community Water System · PWS TN0000406

Lobelville Water Dept

Lobelville, Tennessee 37097 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 4,752 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

4,752
People served
34
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 34 drinking-water violations at Lobelville Water Dept, 26% of them health-based - below the Tennessee per-system average.

34
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
4,752
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lobelville Water Dept

Lobelville Water Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 4,752 residents in Lobelville, Tennessee (Perry County) through 1,773 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 34 total violations for this system , of which 9 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 13 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 8 violations (MR). 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%).

Lobelville Water Dept's 34 violations sit below 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
4,752
Total Violations
34
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,773
County
Perry
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
13
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2000
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2002
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 2017
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 4 2007
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2007
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 1993

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 Lobelville Water Dept.

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 TN0000406 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 Lobelville Water Dept 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
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 SDWIS / TN0000406 / 2456
2011 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / TN0000406 / 0300
2007 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 4 SDWIS / TN0000406 / 0300
2007 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000406 / 0300
2002 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / TN0000406 / 7000
2000 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000406 / 3100
1993 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000406 / 0200

How Lobelville Water Dept Compares

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

Metric Lobelville Water Dept Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 34 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 4,752 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 Lobelville Water Dept water safe to drink? ▼
Lobelville Water Dept (PWS ID: TN0000406) has 34 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 4,752 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Lobelville Water Dept serve? ▼
Lobelville Water Dept serves 4,752 people in Lobelville, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,773 service connections.
What type of violations does Lobelville Water Dept have? ▼
Lobelville Water Dept has 34 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 13 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lobelville Water Dept water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lobelville Water Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lobelville Water Dept use? ▼
Lobelville Water Dept 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.