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Portland Water System

Serves an area of Sumner County, TN that includes Portland, Oak Grove, Fairfield and 1 more place · 23,509 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Portland Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000559
  • PORTLAND
  • TN
  • 23,509 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37148
EPA system ID TN0000559

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Portland Water System draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,165 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2002 Active
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2002 Active
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2002 Active

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Portland Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (2 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
2000s 5 11
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began May 2004, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2002 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2002 Archived
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2002 Archived
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2002 Archived

Where the water comes from

Portland Water System draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Portland Water System.

Annual water quality report

Portland 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.

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.

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Testing your own water

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