Public water system record
Gallatin Water Department
Serves Gallatin, Sumner County, TN · 65,964 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Gallatin Water Department 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
- Gallatin Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,830 unknown out of 19,565 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, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Gallatin Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Mercury, began March 1981, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Mercury
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 23, 1981 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Gallatin Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Westmoreland Water System and Castalian Springs-Bethpage U.D. 2 other community water systems buy water from Gallatin Water Department.
Buys water from
- Westmoreland Water System Westmoreland, TN
- Castalian Springs-Bethpage U.D. Bethpage, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Castalian Springs-Bethpage U.D. Bethpage, TN
- Westmoreland Water System Westmoreland, TN
Annual water quality report
Gallatin Water Department 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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