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Lincoln Memorial University

Serves Harrogate, Claiborne County, TN · 1,600 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Lincoln Memorial University in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000290
  • HARROGATE
  • TN
  • 1,600 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 37752
EPA system ID TN0000290

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Lincoln Memorial University draws water from 1 spring.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, March 2012.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 46 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, 2023 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Jan 3, 2012 Active

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Lincoln Memorial University go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 0 7
2000s 0 14
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 15
2020s 0 1

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lincoln Memorial University in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 29, 2012 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 19 violations: E. coli

Where the water comes from

Lincoln Memorial University draws water from 1 spring. It also has an emergency connection to Arthur-Shawanee Utility District. 1 other community water system buys water from Lincoln Memorial University.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Lincoln Memorial University 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.

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Testing your own water

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