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Community Water System · PWS TN0000928

Friendship Distribution Water System

Friendship, Tennessee 38034 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 904 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

904
People served
58
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 58 drinking-water violations at Friendship Distribution Water System, 9% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

58
Total EPA violations on record
9%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
904
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Friendship Distribution Water System

Friendship Distribution Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 904 residents in Friendship, Tennessee (Crockett County) through 363 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 58 total violations for this system , of which 5 (9%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 36 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 13 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%).

Friendship Distribution Water System's 58 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
904
Total Violations
58
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
363
County
Crockett
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
36
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 2018
Chlorine MR 9 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2001
Tetrachloroethylene MCL 4 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1991

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 Friendship Distribution 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 TN0000928 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 Friendship Distribution 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
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / TN0000928 / 7000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 SDWIS / TN0000928 / 8000
2018 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / TN0000928 / 0999
2016 Tetrachloroethylene MCL 4 SDWIS / TN0000928 / 2987
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / TN0000928 / 5000
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / TN0000928 / 3100
1991 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / TN0000928 / 3100

How Friendship Distribution Water System Compares

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

Metric Friendship Distribution Water System Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 58 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 904 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 Friendship Distribution Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Friendship Distribution Water System (PWS ID: TN0000928) has 58 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 904 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Friendship Distribution Water System serve? ▼
Friendship Distribution Water System serves 904 people in Friendship, Tennessee. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 363 service connections.
What type of violations does Friendship Distribution Water System have? ▼
Friendship Distribution Water System has 58 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 36 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Friendship Distribution Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Friendship Distribution Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Friendship Distribution Water System use? ▼
Friendship Distribution 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.