Public water system record
Rogersville Water Dept
Serves an area of Hawkins County, TN that includes Rogersville · 13,729 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Rogersville Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Rogersville Water Dept draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, December 2018.
- Record on file since 1988, with 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,752 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1049 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Rogersville Water Dept go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 26 health-based violations (26 resolved) and 84 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 20 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 | 26 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 36 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | 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, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0909 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0821 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | 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, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | 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, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0619 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0819 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06588 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Rogersville Water Dept between 2008 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2018 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations (8 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 42 violations (7 health-based): 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 21, 2008 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 38 violations (17 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Rogersville Water Dept draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Rogersville Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Persia Utility District Rogersville, TN
Annual water quality report
Rogersville Water Dept 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.
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