Public water system record
Mountain City Water Dept
Serves an area of Johnson County, TN that includes Mountain City · 9,304 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Mountain City 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
- 3
Key facts
- Mountain City Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 3 springs.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Tennessee, September 2024.
- Record on file since 1980, with 47 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 2,133 unknown out of 5,397 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, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Mountain City Water Dept go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 47 health-based violations (4 resolved, 43 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 45 | 15 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began April 2009, Resolved.
Show all 47 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Mar 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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May 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Dec 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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May 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Mountain City Water Dept and issued 3 boil water orders between 1995 and 2024, filed as 61 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 31, 1998 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations (12 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 6, 1996 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 46 violations (41 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 19, 1996 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 29, 1995 | Tennessee | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Mountain City Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 3 springs. 1 other community water system buys water from Mountain City Water Dept. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Mountain City Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Brownlow Utility District Mountain City, TN
Annual water quality report
Mountain City 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.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells