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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TN0000921

Aspen Youth Academy

Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 225 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

225
People served
321
EPA violations
43
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 321 drinking-water violations at Aspen Youth Academy, 13% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

321
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
225
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Aspen Youth Academy

Aspen Youth Academy is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 225 residents in Waynesboro, Tennessee (Humphreys County) through 8 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 321 total violations for this system , of which 43 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 270 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 43 violations (TT, health-based). 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%).

Aspen Youth Academy's 321 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
225
Total Violations
321
Health-Based Violations
43
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
8
County
Humphreys
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
270
Treatment Tech Violations
43

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 43 2003
Coliform (TCR) MR 21 2006
Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 2001
Xylenes, Total MR 8 2016
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2016
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2016
Vinyl chloride MR 8 2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2016
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 2016
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 8 2016
Trichloroethylene MR 8 2016
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 2016
Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 2016
CHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2016
Ethylbenzene MR 8 2016
TTHM MR 8 2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 2016
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 2016
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 2016
Benzene MR 8 2016
Toluene MR 8 2016
Styrene MR 8 2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2023
Chlorine MR 7 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2021
Arsenic MR 4 1993
Barium MR 4 1993

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 Aspen Youth Academy.

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 TN0000921 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 Aspen Youth Academy 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 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2456
2021 Chlorine MR 7 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 0999
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 8000
2016 Xylenes, Total MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2955
2016 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2964
2016 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2968
2016 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2969
2016 Vinyl chloride MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2976
2016 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2979
2016 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2980
2016 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2983
2016 Trichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2984
2016 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2985
2016 Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / TN0000921 / 2987

How Aspen Youth Academy Compares

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

Metric Aspen Youth Academy Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 321 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 43 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 225 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 Aspen Youth Academy water safe to drink? ▼
Aspen Youth Academy (PWS ID: TN0000921) has 321 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 225 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Aspen Youth Academy serve? ▼
Aspen Youth Academy serves 225 people in Waynesboro, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 8 service connections.
What type of violations does Aspen Youth Academy have? ▼
Aspen Youth Academy has 321 total violations: 43 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 270 monitoring/reporting violations, and 43 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Aspen Youth Academy water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Aspen Youth Academy under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Aspen Youth Academy use? ▼
Aspen Youth Academy uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.