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Northwest Clay County Utility

Serves an area of Clay County, TN · 4,437 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Northwest Clay County Utility in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • TN0000573
  • MOSS
  • TN
  • 4,437 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 38575
EPA system ID TN0000573

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
4
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Northwest Clay County Utility draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.06398 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, October 2016.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,847 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06398 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06343 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0616 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06395 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06288 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 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, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Jun 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 May 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Apr 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Dec 1, 2014 Active
Enforcement action in place
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Nov 1, 2014 Active
Enforcement action in place
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Northwest Clay County Utility go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 1 14
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 9
2020s 5 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0666 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1998 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Northwest Clay County Utility in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 20, 2016 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 13 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Northwest Clay County Utility draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Northwest Clay County Utility 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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