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Friendsville Water Works

Serves an area of Blount County, TN that includes Friendsville · 5,437 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Friendsville Water Works in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000249
  • FRIENDSVILLE
  • TN
  • 5,437 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 37737
EPA system ID TN0000249

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Friendsville Water Works buys its water from South Blount Utility District and Tellico Area Services System.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,008 unknown out of 2,283 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, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Friendsville Water Works go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2013, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Friendsville Water Works buys its water from South Blount Utility District and Tellico Area Services System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Friendsville Water Works 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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