Public water system record
Clifton Water Dept
Serves an area of Wayne County, TN that includes Clifton · 4,110 people served
Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Clifton Water Dept 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
- 14
- Resolved
- 13
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Clifton Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.09633 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, September 2024.
- Record on file since 1978, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 691 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 0.0826 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09633 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09525 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06275 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08663 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08848 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0902 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08378 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for Clifton Water Dept go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 19 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 11 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Clifton Water Dept between 2007 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 7 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 8, 2018 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 13 violations (1 health-based): Atrazine, 2,4-D, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Coliform |
| Apr 11, 2007 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 14 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 11, 2007 | Tennessee | Signed compliance agreement | 14 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
7 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
6 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Clifton Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Clifton 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.
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