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Community Water System · PWS TN0000446

Woodrun Lakes Water System

Middleton, Tennessee 38052 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 403 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

403
People served
29
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 29 drinking-water violations at Woodrun Lakes Water System, 41% of them health-based - below the Tennessee per-system average.

29
Total EPA violations on record
41%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
403
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Woodrun Lakes Water System

Woodrun Lakes Water System is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 403 residents in Middleton, Tennessee (Hardeman County) through 175 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 29 total violations for this system , of which 12 (41%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 12 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2014.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 12 violations (MCL, 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%).

Woodrun Lakes Water System's 29 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
403
Total Violations
29
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
175
County
Hardeman
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
12
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2005
Chlorine MR 3 2012
Picloram MR 2 2014
Atrazine MR 2 2014
LASSO MR 2 2014

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 Woodrun Lakes 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 TN0000446 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 Woodrun Lakes 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
2014 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000446 / 2040
2014 Atrazine MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000446 / 2050
2014 LASSO MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000446 / 2051
2012 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000446 / 0999
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / TN0000446 / 3100
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000446 / 3100

How Woodrun Lakes Water System Compares

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

Metric Woodrun Lakes Water System Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 29 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 403 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 Woodrun Lakes Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Woodrun Lakes Water System (PWS ID: TN0000446) has 29 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 403 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Woodrun Lakes Water System serve? ▼
Woodrun Lakes Water System serves 403 people in Middleton, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 175 service connections.
What type of violations does Woodrun Lakes Water System have? ▼
Woodrun Lakes Water System has 29 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 12 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Woodrun Lakes Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Woodrun Lakes Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Woodrun Lakes Water System use? ▼
Woodrun Lakes Water System 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.