Public water system record
Camden Water Dept
Serves an area of Benton County, TN that includes Camden · 10,013 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Camden Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Camden Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, July 2016.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,007 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Camden Water Dept go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (3 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0664 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Camden Water Dept between 1997 and 2016, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2016 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 16, 2002 | Tennessee | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 9, 1997 | Tennessee | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Camden Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Camden Water Dept 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells