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Carderview Utility District

Serves an area of Johnson County and Carter County, TN that includes Butler · 1,130 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Carderview Utility District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.

  • TN0000085
  • BUTLER
  • TN
  • 1,130 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 37640
EPA system ID TN0000085

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Carderview Utility District draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, May 2017.
  • Record on file since 1978, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 351 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Dec 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 30, 2009 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for Carderview Utility District go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (3 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 89 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 6
1980s 0 17
1990s 6 40
2000s 2 14
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 12
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 3
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began February 2009, Archived.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2009 Archived
Asbestos
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1999 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1997 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1996 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1996 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Carderview Utility District between 2012 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 31, 2017 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 12 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chlorine, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Atrazine, Total Coliform
Feb 28, 2012 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (1 health-based): E. coli, Public Notice, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

1 incident

The 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

Carderview Utility District draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Mountain City Water Dept.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Carderview Utility District 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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