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Puryear Water System

Serves an area of Henry County, TN that includes Puryear · 833 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Puryear Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000568
  • PURYEAR
  • TN
  • 833 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 38251
EPA system ID TN0000568

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Puryear Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 351 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Puryear Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 4
1980s 4 8
2020s 0 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Cadmium, began March 1982, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Cadmium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 27, 1982 Archived
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 27, 1982 Archived
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 10, 1982 Archived
Cadmium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 10, 1982 Archived

Where the water comes from

Puryear Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Puryear 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.

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Testing your own water

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