Community Water System · PWS TN0000641
Somerville Water System
Operator location Somerville, Tennessee - larger served population (> 3,309) at 5,020 people served; 10 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 5,020
- People served (this PWS)
- 10
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 1
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Somerville Water System standing, low SDWIS violation third
5,020 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 10% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,694 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Somerville Water System is in the lower third by violation count (10; lower-third violation load (≤ 21 violations)). A low count does not mean the system is unmonitored - monitoring and reporting violations still appear in SDWIS. Population served is large (5,020; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 10% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #7,694 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #235 of 436
- Population · TN
- 10
- Total EPA violations on record
- 10%
- 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
- 1,928
- County
- Fayette
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 1
- Monitoring Violations
- 5
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2001 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2012 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1988 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MCL | 1 | 1984 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Somerville Water System has 10 recorded EPA violations, 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 81% carry more. 10% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 10), and it ranks #7,694 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)
10 Among the lowest violation counts fewer violations than 81% 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 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:2 FTS | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 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 |
| PFBA | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/12/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/12/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/12/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/12/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 2/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 2/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 2/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 2/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/20/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 2/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/20/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 2/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 2/20/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 2/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 2/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 2/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 2/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Somerville Water System
EPA SDWIS lists 5,020 people served and 1,928 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
10 violations · 5,020 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with similarly light violation ledgers
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
- Eastern Shawnee EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems 10violations
- Acoma Sky City Cultural Center EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems 10violations
- New Town, City Of EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems 10violations
- Running Creek Casino Water System (Habematolel) EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems 10violations
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Somerville Water System
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Tennessee compares on the same EPA violation measures. Tennessee systems
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