Public water system record
Anderson County Water Auth
Serves an area of Anderson County, TN that includes Clinton, Norris, Andersonville and 3 more places · 25,700 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for Anderson County Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 23
Key facts
- Anderson County Water Auth draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, October 2023.
- Record on file since 2009, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,998 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 12, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 15, 2017 | Resolved |
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Active |
Full record since 2009
EPA's records for Anderson County Water Auth go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 30 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Anderson County Water Auth between 2019 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2023 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 11 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Public Notice |
| Apr 16, 2019 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 30 violations (1 health-based): Arsenic, Barium, Chromium (total), Mercury, Nickel |
What the violations mean
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
Where the water comes from
Anderson County Water Auth draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Oliver Springs Water Board, Norris Water Commission and Hallsdale-Powell U.D. 3 other community water systems buy water from Anderson County Water Auth.
Buys water from
- Oliver Springs Water Board Oak Ridge, TN
- Norris Water Commission Norris, TN
- Hallsdale-Powell U.D. Knoxville, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Clinton Utilities Board Clinton, TN
- Oliver Springs Water Board Oak Ridge, TN
- Rocky Top Water Dept Rocky Top, TN
Annual water quality report
Anderson County Water Auth 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