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Community Water System · PWS TN0008220

Leadmine Bend Water Assoc.

Sharps Chapel, Tennessee 37866 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
111
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 111 drinking-water violations at Leadmine Bend Water Assoc., 4% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

111
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Leadmine Bend Water Assoc.

Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee (Union County) through 46 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 111 total violations for this system , of which 4 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 95 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 22 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%).

Leadmine Bend Water Assoc.'s 111 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
120
Total Violations
111
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
46
County
Union
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
95
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 22 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 21 2015
TTHM MR 21 2023
Chlorine MR 17 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2019
Nitrate MR 6 2014
CYANIDE MR 4 2008
Atrazine MR 4 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2004

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 Leadmine Bend Water Assoc..

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 TN0008220 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 Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. 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
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 22 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 2456
2023 TTHM MR 21 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 2950
2022 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 2050
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 21 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 3100
2015 Chlorine MR 17 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 0999
2014 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 1040
2008 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 1024
2004 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / TN0008220 / 3100

How Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. Compares

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

Metric Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 111 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 120 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 Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. water safe to drink? ▼
Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. (PWS ID: TN0008220) has 111 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. serve? ▼
Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. serves 120 people in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 46 service connections.
What type of violations does Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. have? ▼
Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. has 111 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 95 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. use? ▼
Leadmine Bend Water Assoc. 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.