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Community Water System · PWS TN0000952

Heritage Academy

Monterey, Tennessee 38574 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
74
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 74 drinking-water violations at Heritage Academy, 14% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

74
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Heritage Academy

Heritage Academy is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Monterey, Tennessee (Putnam County) through 32 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 74 total violations for this system , of which 10 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 48 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 Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 12 violations (Other). 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%).

Heritage Academy's 74 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
100
Total Violations
74
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
32
County
Putnam
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
48
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 2024
TTHM MR 11 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 10 2003
Nitrate MR 7 2003
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2001
Chlorine MR 3 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 2002
Aldicarb sulfone MR 1 1996
Aldicarb MR 1 1996
Atrazine MR 1 1996
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 1 1996
Simazine MR 1 1996
Carbofuran MR 1 1996

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 Heritage 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 TN0000952 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 Heritage 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
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 11 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2950
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 7000
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 5000
2007 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 0999
2003 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 10 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 4000
2003 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 1040
2002 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 4000
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 3100
1996 Aldicarb sulfone MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2044
1996 Aldicarb MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2047
1996 Atrazine MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2050
1996 Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2043
1996 Simazine MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2037
1996 Carbofuran MR 1 SDWIS / TN0000952 / 2046

How Heritage Academy Compares

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

Metric Heritage Academy Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 74 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 100 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 Heritage Academy water safe to drink? ▼
Heritage Academy (PWS ID: TN0000952) has 74 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Heritage Academy serve? ▼
Heritage Academy serves 100 people in Monterey, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 32 service connections.
What type of violations does Heritage Academy have? ▼
Heritage Academy has 74 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 48 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Heritage Academy water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Heritage Academy under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Heritage Academy use? ▼
Heritage Academy 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.