Public water system record
Carthage Water System
Serves Carthage, Smith County, TN · 3,624 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Carthage Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Carthage Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.0826 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, November 2014.
- Record on file since 2004, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 24 lead and 62 unknown out of 1,249 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0826 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2010 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Carthage Water System go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began December 2012, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2012 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Carthage Water System between 2006 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2014 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Coliform |
| Jul 30, 2008 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 15, 2006 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Carthage Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Carthage Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cordell Hull Utility District Riddleton, TN
Annual water quality report
Carthage 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells