Public water system record
Oliver Springs Water Board
Serves an area of Roane County, TN that includes Oliver Springs · 5,361 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Oliver Springs Water Board in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 20
Key facts
- Oliver Springs Water Board draws water from 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1989, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,199 service lines.
Check whether Oliver Springs Water Board 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 25, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 4, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Oliver Springs Water Board go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 57 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 43 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Oliver Springs Water Board between 2018 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Consumer Confidence Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 18, 2019 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 7 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Tennessee | Consent decree or court judgment | 11 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Oliver Springs Water Board draws water from 1 spring. It also buys water from Anderson County Water Auth. 1 other community water system buys water from Oliver Springs Water Board.
Buys water from
- Anderson County Water Auth Clinton, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Anderson County Water Auth Clinton, TN
Annual water quality report
Oliver Springs Water Board 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