Public water system record
Red Boiling Springs W.S.
Serves an area of Macon County, TN that includes Red Boiling Springs · 6,050 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Red Boiling Springs W.S. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Red Boiling Springs W.S. draws water from 2 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Tennessee, April 2012.
- Record on file since 1980, with 106 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,318 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2014 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
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Jul 1, 2011 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Red Boiling Springs W.S. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 106 health-based violations (88 resolved, 18 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 86 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 21 |
| 1990s | 97 | 39 |
| 2000s | 9 | 14 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began March 2004, Resolved.
Show all 106 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Nov 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Nov 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Aug 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Aug 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Archived |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Resolved |
56 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Red Boiling Springs W.S. between 1995 and 2012, filed as 305 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2012 | Tennessee | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations: CARBON, TOTAL, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 10 violations: E. coli |
| Jul 25, 2003 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 19, 2001 | Tennessee | Signed compliance agreement | 6 violations (6 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 19, 2000 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 13 violations (8 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
| Feb 24, 2000 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 15 violations (10 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
| Sep 14, 1999 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 19 violations (16 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 14, 1998 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 101 violations (83 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 9, 1995 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 102 violations (83 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 9, 1995 | Tennessee | Administrative penalty | 46 violations (45 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Red Boiling Springs W.S. draws water from 2 springs. It also buys water from Lafayette Water System. 1 other community water system buys water from Red Boiling Springs W.S.
Buys water from
- Lafayette Water System Lafayette, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Jackson County U.D. #4 Gainesboro, TN
Annual water quality report
Red Boiling Springs W.S. 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