Public water system record
Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub
Serves an area of Knox County, TN that includes Knoxville · 254,671 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub 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
- Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, September 2012.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 95,350 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators issued 1 boil water order to Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub in 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2012 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Dandridge Water MGMT Facility Dandridge, TN
- Shady Grove Utility District Dandridge, TN
Annual water quality report
Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub 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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