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Community Water System · PWS TN0000682

Surgoinsville Utility District

Surgoinsville, Tennessee 37873 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 2,609 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,609
People served
85
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 85 drinking-water violations at Surgoinsville Utility District, 16% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

85
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,609
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Surgoinsville Utility District

Surgoinsville Utility District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,609 residents in Surgoinsville, Tennessee (Hawkins County) through 1,078 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 85 total violations for this system , of which 14 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 62 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 37 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%).

Surgoinsville Utility District's 85 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
2,609
Total Violations
85
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,078
County
Hawkins
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
62
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 37 2014
TTHM MR 11 2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 2010
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 2012
TTHM MCL 6 2017
Public Notice Other 4 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2017
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 1990

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 Surgoinsville 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 TN0000682 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 Surgoinsville 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
2017 TTHM MCL 6 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 2950
2017 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 7000
2014 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 37 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 0300
2013 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 7500
2012 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 0200
2010 TTHM MR 11 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 2950
2010 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 2456
2008 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 0800
1990 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000682 / 3100

How Surgoinsville Utility District Compares

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

Metric Surgoinsville Utility District Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 85 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 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 2,609 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 Surgoinsville Utility District water safe to drink? ▼
Surgoinsville Utility District (PWS ID: TN0000682) has 85 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,609 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Surgoinsville Utility District serve? ▼
Surgoinsville Utility District serves 2,609 people in Surgoinsville, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,078 service connections.
What type of violations does Surgoinsville Utility District have? ▼
Surgoinsville Utility District has 85 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 62 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Surgoinsville Utility District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Surgoinsville Utility District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Surgoinsville Utility District use? ▼
Surgoinsville Utility District 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.