Public water system record
Alexandria Water System
Serves an area of DeKalb County and Smith County, TN that includes Alexandria · 2,626 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Alexandria Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Alexandria Water System buys its water from Smith Utility District.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.0627 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,094 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0627 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 5, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 15, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Alexandria Water System go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 13 |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Alexandria Water System and issued 1 boil water order between 2010 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 9 violations (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 10, 2021 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice, Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 3, 2010 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Alexandria Water System buys its water from Smith Utility District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Alexandria Water System.
Buys water from
- Smith Utility District Carthage, TN
Annual water quality report
Alexandria Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Tennessee.
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