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Springfield Water System

Serves an area of Robertson County, TN that includes Springfield, Coopertown and Cedar Hill · 43,338 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Springfield Water System in the last ten years.

  • TN0000666
  • SPRINGFIELD
  • TN
  • 43,338 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37172
EPA system ID TN0000666

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

Key facts

  • Springfield Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, July 2016.
  • Record on file since 1987, with 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14,431 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.

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
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1987

EPA's records for Springfield Water System go back to 1987. Before October 20, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 2 0
1990s 2 1
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 19, 2016 3 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began March 2015, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2015 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1993 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1988 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1987 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Springfield Water System in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 22, 2016 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Springfield Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Springfield Water System.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Springfield Water System 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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Testing your own water

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