Community Water System · PWS TN0000678

The Farm Water System

Summertown, Tennessee 38483 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 210 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

210
People served: 152
EPA violations: 7
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 152 drinking-water violations at The Farm Water System, 5% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

152
Total EPA violations on record: 5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 210
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: The Farm Water System

The Farm Water System is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 210 residents in Summertown, Tennessee (Lewis County) through 121 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 152 total violations for this system , of which 7 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 131 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 19 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%).

The Farm Water System's 152 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

210

Total Violations

152

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 121
County: Lewis
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 7
Monitoring Violations: 131
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	19	2017
Chlorine	MR	17	2018
Coliform (TCR)	MR	17	2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	12	2023
TTHM	MR	11	2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2017
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	7	2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
Benzene	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2002
Toluene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Chromium	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 The Farm 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 TN0000678 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 The Farm 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
2023	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	12	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2456
2023	TTHM	MR	11	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2950
2018	Chlorine	MR	17	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 0999
2018	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 8000
2017	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	19	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 5000
2017	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 7000
2010	Coliform (TCR)	MR	17	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 3100
2008	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	7	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 3100
2002	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2378
2002	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2964
2002	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2968
2002	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2969
2002	Vinyl chloride	MR	2	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2976
2002	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2977
2002	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	SDWIS / TN0000678 / 2979

How The Farm Water System Compares

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

Metric	The Farm Water System	Tennessee avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	152	56.8	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	7	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	210	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 The Farm Water System water safe to drink? ▼

The Farm Water System (PWS ID: TN0000678) has 152 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 210 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does The Farm Water System serve? ▼

The Farm Water System serves 210 people in Summertown, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 121 service connections.

What type of violations does The Farm Water System have? ▼

The Farm Water System has 152 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 131 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in The Farm Water System water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for The Farm Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does The Farm Water System use? ▼

The Farm 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.