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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TN0002120

The Country Place Ministry Kitchen

Moscow, Tennessee 38057 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 60 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

60
People served
68
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at The Country Place Ministry Kitchen, 19% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
60
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: The Country Place Ministry Kitchen

The Country Place Ministry Kitchen is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 60 residents in Moscow, Tennessee (Fayette County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 68 total violations for this system , of which 13 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 50 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 36 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%).

The Country Place Ministry Kitchen's 68 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
60
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Fayette
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
50
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 36 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 2014
E. COLI MR 8 2014
Nitrate MR 4 1996
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2022

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 The Country Place Ministry Kitchen.

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 TN0002120 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 The Country Place Ministry Kitchen 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / TN0002120 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 36 SDWIS / TN0002120 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 SDWIS / TN0002120 / 3100
2014 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / TN0002120 / 3014
1996 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / TN0002120 / 1040

How The Country Place Ministry Kitchen Compares

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

Metric The Country Place Ministry Kitchen Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 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 60 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 The Country Place Ministry Kitchen water safe to drink? ▼
The Country Place Ministry Kitchen (PWS ID: TN0002120) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 60 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does The Country Place Ministry Kitchen serve? ▼
The Country Place Ministry Kitchen serves 60 people in Moscow, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does The Country Place Ministry Kitchen have? ▼
The Country Place Ministry Kitchen has 68 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 50 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in The Country Place Ministry Kitchen water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for The Country Place Ministry Kitchen under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does The Country Place Ministry Kitchen use? ▼
The Country Place Ministry Kitchen uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.