Public water system record
Northwest Utility District
Serves an area of Hamilton County and Sequatchie County, TN that includes Soddy-Daisy, Sale Creek, Mowbray Mountain and 2 more places · 20,794 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Northwest Utility District 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
- 3
Key facts
- Northwest Utility District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1990, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 1,505 unknown out of 8,730 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
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Northwest Utility District go back to 1990. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2001, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Northwest Utility District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Northwest 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.
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.
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