Public water system record
Morristown Utilities Commission
Serves Morristown and Russellville, Hamblen County, TN · 39,883 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Morristown Utilities Commission 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
- 3
Key facts
- Morristown Utilities Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, August 2005.
- Record on file since 2005, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,085 unknown out of 13,807 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, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Active |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2012 | Active |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Morristown Utilities Commission go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began July 2005, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators issued 1 boil water order to Morristown Utilities Commission in 2005. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2005 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Morristown Utilities Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring. 4 other community water systems buy water from Morristown Utilities Commission. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Morristown Utilities Commission.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Alpha-Talbott Utility District Talbott, TN
- Bean Station Utility District Bean Station, TN
- Russellville Whitesburg U.D. Russellville, TN
- Witt Utility District Morristown, TN
Annual water quality report
Morristown Utilities Commission 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