Public water system record
Parsons Water Department
Serves an area of Decatur County, TN that includes Parsons · 4,303 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Parsons Water Department 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
- 0
Key facts
- Parsons Water Department draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, September 2008.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,161 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Parsons Water Department go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began February 2000, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2000 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Parsons Water Department in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2008 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Parsons Water Department draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from Parsons Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Decaturville Water System Linden, TN
- Perryville Utility District Parsons, TN
Annual water quality report
Parsons Water Department 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.
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