Public water system record
South Fork Utility District
Serves an area of Sullivan County, TN · 7,645 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for South Fork Utility District 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
- 9
Key facts
- South Fork Utility District buys its water from Bristol-Bluff City U.D. and Bristol Department of Utilities.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, May 2009.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,984 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 15, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Active |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for South Fork Utility District go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against South Fork Utility District in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2009 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform, Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
South Fork Utility District buys its water from Bristol-Bluff City U.D. and Bristol Department of Utilities. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Bristol-Bluff City U.D. Cookeville, TN
- Bristol Department of Utilities Bristol, TN
Annual water quality report
South Fork Utility District 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