Public water system record
Erwin Utilities Authority
Serves an area of Unicoi County, TN that includes Erwin and Banner Hill · 12,236 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Erwin Utilities Authority 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
- Erwin Utilities Authority draws water from 3 wells and 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, March 1997.
- Record on file since 1995, with 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,537 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 1995
EPA's records for Erwin Utilities Authority go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 27 health-based violations (16 resolved, 11 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2006, Resolved.
Show all 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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May 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Mar 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Mar 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Feb 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Erwin Utilities Authority in 1997, filed as 26 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1997 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations (26 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Erwin Utilities Authority draws water from 3 wells and 1 spring. 1 other community water system buys water from Erwin Utilities Authority.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Unicoi Utility District Unicoi, TN
Annual water quality report
Erwin Utilities Authority 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