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Community Water System · PWS TN0000544

Petersburg Water System

Petersburg, Tennessee 37144 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,078 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,078
People served
34
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 34 drinking-water violations at Petersburg Water System, 32% of them health-based - below the Tennessee per-system average.

34
Total EPA violations on record
32%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,078
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Petersburg Water System

Petersburg Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,078 residents in Petersburg, Tennessee (Lincoln County) through 440 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 11 (32%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 20 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

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

Petersburg Water System'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
1,078
Total Violations
34
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
440
County
Lincoln
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
20
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 1994
TTHM MCL 8 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1994
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2021
Fluoride MR 1 1979
Chromium MR 1 1979
Mercury MR 1 1979
Nitrate MR 1 1979
Selenium MR 1 1979
Cadmium MR 1 1979
Arsenic MR 1 1979
Barium MR 1 1979

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 Petersburg 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 TN0000544 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 Petersburg 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
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 7000
2017 TTHM MCL 8 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 2950
1994 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 3100
1994 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 3100
1979 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1025
1979 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1020
1979 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1035
1979 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1040
1979 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1045
1979 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1015
1979 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1005
1979 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000544 / 1010

How Petersburg Water System Compares

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

Metric Petersburg Water System Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 34 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 1,078 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 Petersburg Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Petersburg Water System (PWS ID: TN0000544) has 34 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,078 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Petersburg Water System serve? ▼
Petersburg Water System serves 1,078 people in Petersburg, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 440 service connections.
What type of violations does Petersburg Water System have? ▼
Petersburg Water System has 34 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 20 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Petersburg Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Petersburg Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Petersburg Water System use? ▼
Petersburg 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.