Public water system record
Northeast Knox U.D.
Serves an area of Knox County, TN that includes Knoxville, Mascot and John Sevier · 27,941 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Northeast Knox U.D. in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Northeast Knox U.D. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,292 unknown out of 10,567 service lines.
Check whether Northeast Knox U.D. serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Northeast Knox U.D. go back to 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: DICHLOROMETHANE, began October 1996, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Northeast Knox U.D. draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Northeast Knox U.D. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Northeast Knox U.D.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Maynardville Water Dept Maynardville, TN
Annual water quality report
Northeast Knox 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.
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