Public water system record
Kingsport Water Dept
Serves an area of Sullivan County, TN that includes Kingsport, Colonial Heights, Bloomingdale and 3 more places · 107,739 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Kingsport Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Kingsport Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, October 2024.
- Record on file since 1996, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 27,457 unknown out of 38,574 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, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Kingsport Water Dept go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators issued 1 boil water order to Kingsport Water Dept in 2024. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2024 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Kingsport Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Johnson City Water Dept and Bloomingdale Utility District. 1 other community water system buys water from Kingsport Water Dept. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Kingsport Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Johnson City Water Dept Johnson City, TN
- Bloomingdale Utility District Kingsport, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- North Greene Utilities, Inc. Greeneville, TN
Annual water quality report
Kingsport 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
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