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First U.D. of Hawkins County

Serves an area of Hawkins County, TN that includes Church Hill and Mount Carmel · 20,851 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for First U.D. of Hawkins County in the last ten years.

  • TN0000109
  • CHURCH HILL
  • TN
  • 20,851 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37642
EPA system ID TN0000109

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

Key facts

  • First U.D. of Hawkins County draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, March 2016.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15 unknown out of 8,338 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for First U.D. of Hawkins County go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 1
1990s 0 4
2000s 0 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 3
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2014, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0916 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Mercury
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 23, 1981 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against First U.D. of Hawkins County in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 9, 2016 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (3 health-based): Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Cryptosporidium

Where the water comes from

First U.D. of Hawkins County draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

First U.D. of Hawkins County 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.

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Testing your own water

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