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Community Water System · PWS TN0000607

Samburg Utility District

Hornbreak, Tennessee 38232 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 736 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

736
People served
136
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 136 drinking-water violations at Samburg Utility District - above the Tennessee per-system average.

136
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
736
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Samburg Utility District

Samburg Utility District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 736 residents in Hornbreak, Tennessee (Obion County) through 312 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 136 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 119 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 57 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%).

Samburg Utility District's 136 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
736
Total Violations
136
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
312
County
Obion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
119
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 57 2013
Chlorine MR 30 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2021
TTHM MR 12 2020
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2020
Public Notice Other 3 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 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 Samburg Utility District.

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 TN0000607 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 Samburg Utility District 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 12 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 7000
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 2456
2020 TTHM MR 12 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 2950
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 5000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 8000
2019 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 7500
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 57 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 3100
2013 Chlorine MR 30 SDWIS / TN0000607 / 0999

How Samburg Utility District Compares

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

Metric Samburg Utility District Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 136 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 736 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 Samburg Utility District water safe to drink? ▼
Samburg Utility District (PWS ID: TN0000607) has 136 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 736 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Samburg Utility District serve? ▼
Samburg Utility District serves 736 people in Hornbreak, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 312 service connections.
What type of violations does Samburg Utility District have? ▼
Samburg Utility District has 136 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 119 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Samburg Utility District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Samburg Utility District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Samburg Utility District use? ▼
Samburg Utility District 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.