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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TN0002245

Maple Springs Baptist Church

Jackson, Tennessee 38301 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 70 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

70
People served
67
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 67 drinking-water violations at Maple Springs Baptist Church, 18% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

67
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
70
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Maple Springs Baptist Church

Maple Springs Baptist Church is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 70 residents in Jackson, Tennessee (Madison County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 67 total violations for this system , of which 12 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 32 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%).

Maple Springs Baptist Church's 67 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
70
Total Violations
67
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Madison
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 32 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2015
Nitrate MR 9 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2018
E. COLI MR 2 2018
Public Notice Other 1 2019

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 Maple Springs Baptist Church.

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 TN0002245 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 Maple Springs Baptist Church 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
2019 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / TN0002245 / 7500
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TN0002245 / 8000
2018 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / TN0002245 / 3014
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 32 SDWIS / TN0002245 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / TN0002245 / 3100
2014 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / TN0002245 / 1040

How Maple Springs Baptist Church Compares

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

Metric Maple Springs Baptist Church Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 67 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 70 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 Maple Springs Baptist Church water safe to drink? ▼
Maple Springs Baptist Church (PWS ID: TN0002245) has 67 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 70 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Maple Springs Baptist Church serve? ▼
Maple Springs Baptist Church serves 70 people in Jackson, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Maple Springs Baptist Church have? ▼
Maple Springs Baptist Church has 67 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Maple Springs Baptist Church water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Maple Springs Baptist Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Maple Springs Baptist Church use? ▼
Maple Springs Baptist Church 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.