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Petersburg Water System

Serves Petersburg, Lincoln County and Marshall County, TN · 1,078 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Petersburg Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TN0000544
  • PETERSBURG
  • TN
  • 1,078 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 37144
EPA system ID TN0000544

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Petersburg Water System buys its water from Fayetteville Public Utilities.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.0829 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2017.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 189 unknown out of 269 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0829 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 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, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Petersburg Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 8
1990s 1 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1994, Archived.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1994 Archived

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Petersburg Water System buys its water from Fayetteville Public Utilities. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Petersburg Water System 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

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