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Livingston Water Dept

Serves an area of Overton County, TN that includes Livingston · 15,733 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Livingston Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • TN0000405
  • LIVINGSTON
  • TN
  • 15,733 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 38570
EPA system ID TN0000405

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Livingston Water Dept draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, November 2009.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,669 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

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
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Active

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Livingston Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (9 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 9
2000s 6 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 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, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0658 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1998 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Livingston Water Dept between 2008 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 24, 2009 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 5, 2009 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jul 29, 2008 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Livingston Water Dept draws water from 3 surface water intakes. 3 other community water systems buy water from Livingston Water Dept.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Livingston 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

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