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Minor Hill Water U.D.

Serves an area of Giles County, TN that includes Minor Hill · 8,021 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Minor Hill Water U.D. in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • TN0000469
  • MINOR HILL
  • TN
  • 8,021 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 38473
EPA system ID TN0000469

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
18

Key facts

  • Minor Hill Water U.D. buys its water from Pulaski Water System and Lexington Water Works.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.0646 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, September 2024.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,619 unknown out of 3,183 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 0.0646 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
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
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Minor Hill Water U.D. go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 3 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 1 15

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

Show all 8 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 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06057 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06571 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0614 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1990 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Minor Hill Water U.D. and issued 1 boil water order between 2006 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 12, 2024 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 13 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chlorine, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule
Sep 6, 2023 Tennessee Boil water order 1 violation
Apr 26, 2017 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Nov 29, 2006 Tennessee Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Minor Hill Water U.D. buys its water from Pulaski Water System and Lexington Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Minor Hill Water U.D. 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.

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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