Public water system record
Copperhill Water Dept
Serves an area of Polk County, TN that includes Copperhill · 1,217 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Copperhill Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Copperhill Water Dept buys its water from Copper Basin Utility District.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, September 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 429 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 12, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 13, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Copperhill Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Copperhill Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order between 2017 and 2023. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 10 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Consumer Confidence Rule, Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 22, 2017 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 13 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Chlorine, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Copperhill Water Dept buys its water from Copper Basin Utility District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Copper Basin Utility District Turtletown, TN
Annual water quality report
Copperhill 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