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Decaturville Water System

Serves an area of Decatur County, TN that includes Decaturville · 2,384 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Decaturville Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000186
  • LINDEN
  • TN
  • 2,384 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 37096
EPA system ID TN0000186

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Decaturville Water System buys its water from Parsons Water Department.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, May 2010.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 952 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2024 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Decaturville Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 3 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 8
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2009, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Decaturville Water System in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 20, 2010 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Decaturville Water System buys its water from Parsons Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Decaturville Water System 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.

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Testing your own water

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