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South Cumberland U.D.

Serves an area of Cumberland County, TN that includes Lake Tansi · 12,233 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for South Cumberland U.D. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000159
  • CROSSVILLE
  • TN
  • 12,233 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 38557
EPA system ID TN0000159

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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

  • South Cumberland U.D. buys its water from Crossville Water Dept.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, June 2016.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,357 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for South Cumberland U.D. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (5 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 2 2
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 2
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0877 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0896 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0945 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1990 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against South Cumberland U.D. in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 6, 2016 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform, Chlorine, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

South Cumberland U.D. buys its water from Crossville Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

South Cumberland U.D. 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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