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Witt Utility District

Serves an area of Hamblen County and Cocke County, TN that includes Morristown · 5,771 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Witt Utility District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • TN0000650
  • MORRISTOWN
  • TN
  • 5,771 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37815
EPA system ID TN0000650

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Witt Utility District draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, June 2017.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,223 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 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0708 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Oct 1, 2016 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
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Witt Utility District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 9
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 20
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 2
2020s 0 12

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

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Witt Utility District in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 13, 2017 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 15 violations (3 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Total Coliform, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Revised Total Coliform Rule

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

4 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Witt Utility District draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Morristown Utilities Commission. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Witt Utility District.

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Annual water quality report

Witt 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

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