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Community Water System · PWS TN0000802

Peters Hollow Water System

Elizabethton, Tennessee 37643 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 196 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

196
People served
273
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 273 drinking-water violations at Peters Hollow Water System, 3% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

273
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
196
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Peters Hollow Water System

Peters Hollow Water System is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 196 residents in Elizabethton, Tennessee (Carter County) through 86 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 273 total violations for this system , of which 8 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 230 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 Coliform (TCR), 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%).

Peters Hollow Water System's 273 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
196
Total Violations
273
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
86
County
Carter
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
230
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2013
TTHM MR 18 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 18 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 2023
Nitrate MR 12 2003
Arsenic MR 9 2002
Fluoride MR 8 2002
Barium MR 7 2002
Cadmium MR 7 2002
Chromium MR 7 2002
Selenium MR 7 2002
Mercury MR 7 2002
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2018
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 2005
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 2023
Radium-226 MR 5 2023
Radium-228 MR 5 2023
Public Notice Other 5 2021
Chlorine MR 4 2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 3 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2005
Styrene MR 3 2005
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 1994

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 Peters Hollow 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 TN0000802 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 Peters Hollow 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 7000
2023 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 4000
2023 Radium-226 MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 4020
2023 Radium-228 MR 5 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 4030
2021 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 7500
2020 TTHM MR 18 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 18 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 2456
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 5000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 3100
2013 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 0999
2005 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 0200
2005 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 2380
2005 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 2968
2005 Vinyl chloride MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 2976
2005 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000802 / 2977

How Peters Hollow Water System Compares

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

Metric Peters Hollow Water System Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 273 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 196 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 Peters Hollow Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Peters Hollow Water System (PWS ID: TN0000802) has 273 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 196 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Peters Hollow Water System serve? ▼
Peters Hollow Water System serves 196 people in Elizabethton, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 86 service connections.
What type of violations does Peters Hollow Water System have? ▼
Peters Hollow Water System has 273 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 230 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Peters Hollow Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Peters Hollow Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Peters Hollow Water System use? ▼
Peters Hollow 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.