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Big Creek Utility District

Serves an area of Grundy County, TN that includes Altamont, Gruetli-Laager, Coalmont and 2 more places · 9,211 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Big Creek Utility District in the last ten years.

  • TN0000122
  • ALTAMONT
  • TN
  • 9,211 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37301
EPA system ID TN0000122

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

Key facts

  • Big Creek Utility District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,903 unknown out of 3,443 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Big Creek Utility District go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (2 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 29
1990s 3 3
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began November 2011, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2011 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2000 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1998 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1993 Archived

Where the water comes from

Big Creek Utility District draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Cagle-Fredonia U.D. and Griffith Creek U.D. 2 other community water systems buy water from Big Creek Utility District.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Big Creek Utility District 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

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