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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TN0004313

Resolute Forest Products

Calhoun, Tennessee 37309 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

200
People served
94
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 94 drinking-water violations at Resolute Forest Products, 16% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

94
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Resolute Forest Products

Resolute Forest Products is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 200 residents in Calhoun, Tennessee (McMinn County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 94 total violations for this system , of which 15 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 73 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 15 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%).

Resolute Forest Products's 94 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
200
Total Violations
94
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
McMinn
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
73
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 15 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2015
Cryptosporidium MR 10 2010
Chlorine MR 9 2019
CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 2012
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 7 1995
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2012
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2015
TTHM MR 4 2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2017
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2019
E. COLI MR 3 2009

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 Resolute Forest Products.

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 TN0004313 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 Resolute Forest Products 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 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 0999
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 8000
2017 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 2950
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 2456
2016 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 15 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 0300
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 3100
2015 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 0300
2012 CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 2920
2012 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 0200
2012 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 0800
2010 Cryptosporidium MR 10 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 3015
2009 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 3014
1995 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 7 SDWIS / TN0004313 / 0200

How Resolute Forest Products Compares

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

Metric Resolute Forest Products Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 94 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 200 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 Resolute Forest Products water safe to drink? ▼
Resolute Forest Products (PWS ID: TN0004313) has 94 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 200 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Resolute Forest Products serve? ▼
Resolute Forest Products serves 200 people in Calhoun, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Resolute Forest Products have? ▼
Resolute Forest Products has 94 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Resolute Forest Products water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Resolute Forest Products under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Resolute Forest Products use? ▼
Resolute Forest Products 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.