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Community Water System · PWS TN0000422

McLemoresville Water Dept

McLemoresville, Tennessee 38235 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 376 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

376
People served
135
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 135 drinking-water violations at McLemoresville Water Dept - above the Tennessee per-system average.

135
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
376
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: McLemoresville Water Dept

McLemoresville Water Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 376 residents in McLemoresville, Tennessee (Carroll County) through 150 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 135 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 128 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 9 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%).

McLemoresville Water Dept's 135 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
376
Total Violations
135
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
150
County
Carroll
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
128
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 1994
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 5 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 5 2011
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 5 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 5 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 5 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 5 2011
Toluene MR 5 2011
Styrene MR 5 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 5 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 5 2011
Vinyl chloride MR 5 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 5 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 5 2011
Benzene MR 5 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 5 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2020
TTHM MR 4 2020

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 McLemoresville 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 TN0000422 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 McLemoresville 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
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 7000
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2456
2020 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2950
2011 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2380
2011 Xylenes, Total MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2955
2011 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2964
2011 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2968
2011 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2969
2011 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2977
2011 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2979
2011 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2981
2011 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2983
2011 Trichloroethylene MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2984
2011 Tetrachloroethylene MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2987
2011 CHLOROBENZENE MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000422 / 2989

How McLemoresville Water Dept Compares

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

Metric McLemoresville Water Dept Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 135 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 376 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 McLemoresville Water Dept water safe to drink? ▼
McLemoresville Water Dept (PWS ID: TN0000422) has 135 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 376 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does McLemoresville Water Dept serve? ▼
McLemoresville Water Dept serves 376 people in McLemoresville, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 150 service connections.
What type of violations does McLemoresville Water Dept have? ▼
McLemoresville Water Dept has 135 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 128 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in McLemoresville Water Dept water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for McLemoresville Water Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does McLemoresville Water Dept use? ▼
McLemoresville Water Dept uses Groundwater 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.