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Walden's Ridge U.D.

Serves an area of Hamilton County and Sequatchie County, TN that includes Signal Mountain, Lone Oak, Fairmount and 1 more place · 9,265 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Walden's Ridge U.D. in the last ten years.

  • TN0000635
  • SIGNAL MOUNTAIN
  • TN
  • 9,265 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 37377
EPA system ID TN0000635

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

Key facts

  • Walden's Ridge U.D. buys its water from Lone Oak Utility District and Hixson Utility District.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, August 2008.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 1,208 unknown out of 4,189 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Walden's Ridge U.D. go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 2 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2004, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2004 Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0056 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1995 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Walden's Ridge U.D. in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 12, 2008 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform, Chlorine

Where the water comes from

Walden's Ridge U.D. buys its water from Lone Oak Utility District and Hixson Utility District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Walden's Ridge U.D.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Walden's Ridge U.D. 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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