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Rockwood Water, Sewer & Gas

Serves an area of Roane County, TN that includes Rockwood · 11,412 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Rockwood Water, Sewer & Gas in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • TN0000590
  • ROCKWOOD
  • TN
  • 11,412 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37854
EPA system ID TN0000590

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Rockwood Water, Sewer & Gas draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Record on file since 1978, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,113 unknown out of 4,515 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 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 May 1, 2024 Active

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for Rockwood Water, Sewer & Gas go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 6
1980s 2 16
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 1985, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1984 Archived

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Rockwood Water, Sewer & Gas draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Rockwood Water, Sewer & Gas.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Rockwood Water, Sewer & Gas 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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