Public water system record
Dekalb Utility District #1
Serves an area of DeKalb County, TN that includes Smithville, Liberty and Dowelltown · 17,960 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Dekalb Utility District #1 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
- 1
Key facts
- Dekalb Utility District #1 draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, May 2010.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,278 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, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Dekalb Utility District #1 go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators issued 1 boil water order to Dekalb Utility District #1 in 2010. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2010 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Dekalb Utility District #1 draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Dekalb Utility District #1.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Wilson Co Water & Wastewater Lebanon, TN
Annual water quality report
Dekalb Utility District #1 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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