Public water system record
Poplar Grove Utility District
Serves an area of Tipton County, TN that includes Atoka · 19,599 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Poplar Grove 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
- 0
Key facts
- Poplar Grove Utility District draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, May 2010.
- Record on file since 1984, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,359 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Poplar Grove Utility District go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators issued 1 boil water order to Poplar Grove Utility District in 2010. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2010 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Poplar Grove Utility District draws water from 3 wells. It also has emergency connections to First U.D. of Tipton County and Munford Water Dept. 2 other community water systems buy water from Poplar Grove Utility District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- First U.D. of Tipton County Covington, TN
- Munford Water Dept Munford, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Atoka Water System Atoka, TN
- Brighton Water System Brighton, TN
Annual water quality report
Poplar Grove 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells