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Brownlow Utility District

Serves an area of Johnson County, TN that includes Mountain City · 683 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Brownlow Utility District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • TN0000480
  • MOUNTAIN CITY
  • TN
  • 683 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 37683
EPA system ID TN0000480

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Brownlow Utility District draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, June 2020.
  • Record on file since 1978, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 196 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 17, 2019 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, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2021 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2008 Active

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for Brownlow Utility District go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 6
1980s 0 63
1990s 0 1
2000s 3 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 7
2020s 0 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began December 2008, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2008 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Brownlow Utility District and issued 1 boil water order between 1986 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 23, 2020 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 8 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 14, 2008 Tennessee Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 30, 1987 Tennessee Compliance order (no penalty) 14 violations: Selenium, Fluoride, Nitrate, Arsenic, Cadmium
Sep 30, 1986 Tennessee Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations: Chromium (total), Cadmium, Selenium, Mercury, Arsenic
Sep 30, 1986 Tennessee Signed compliance agreement 8 violations: Fluoride, Chromium (total), Cadmium, Selenium, Mercury

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Brownlow Utility District draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Mountain City Water Dept.

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Annual water quality report

Brownlow Utility District 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.

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Testing your own water

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