Public water system record
Cleveland Utilities
Serves an area of Bradley County, TN that includes Cleveland, South Cleveland, Hopewell and 3 more places · 95,087 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Cleveland Utilities 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
- Cleveland Utilities draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, June 2012.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15,476 unknown out of 35,826 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 1994
EPA's records for Cleveland Utilities go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators issued 1 boil water order to Cleveland Utilities in 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2012 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Cleveland Utilities draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring. It also buys water from Hiwassee Utility Commission and Eastside Utility District. It also has an emergency connection to Savannah Valley U.D. 1 other community water system buys water from Cleveland Utilities. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Cleveland Utilities.
Buys water from
- Hiwassee Utility Commission Cleveland, TN
- Eastside Utility District Chattanooga, TN
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Savannah Valley U.D. Georgetown, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ocoee Utility District Ocoee, TN
Annual water quality report
Cleveland Utilities 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