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Franklin Water Dept

Serves an area of Williamson County, TN that includes Franklin, Thompson's Station and Spring Hill · 77,222 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Franklin Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TN0000246
  • FRANKLIN
  • TN
  • 77,222 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37064
EPA system ID TN0000246

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Franklin Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, August 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18,907 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08678 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09138 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08495 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0887 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No

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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 25, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Franklin Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 73 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 25
2000s 1 12
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 36
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 3
2020s 5 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 2014, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1995 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Franklin Water Dept between 2009 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 10, 2023 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 10 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule
Apr 30, 2020 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (4 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 23, 2009 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

7 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Franklin Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir. It also buys water from Harpeth Valley U.D.

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Annual water quality report

Franklin Water Dept 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

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