Community Water System · PWS TN0000523
Oliver Springs Water Board
Operator location Oak Ridge, Tennessee - larger served population (> 3,309) at 5,361 people served; 277 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 5,361
- People served (this PWS)
- 277
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 4
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Oliver Springs Water Board standing, high SDWIS violation third
5,361 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,395 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Oliver Springs Water Board sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (277), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,361; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #7,395 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #225 of 436
- Population · TN
- 277
- Total EPA violations on record
- 1%
- 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
- 2,206
- County
- Roane
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 244
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 22 | 2022 |
| TTHM | MR | 22 | 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 18 | 2019 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 17 | 2017 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Other | 16 | 2018 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 10 | 2010 |
| E. COLI | MR | 6 | 2009 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 5 | 2022 |
| Asbestos | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Chromium | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Selenium | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 4 | 1992 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Arsenic | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2011 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Oliver Springs Water Board has 277 recorded EPA violations, 90% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 10% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 277), and it ranks #7,395 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)
277 Higher than most more violations than 90% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/12/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/12/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/12/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/12/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/12/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/12/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/20/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/20/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/20/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/20/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/20/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/20/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Oliver Springs Water Board
EPA SDWIS lists 5,361 people served and 2,206 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
277 violations · 5,361 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Oliver Springs Water Board
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