Public water system record
Twenty Five Utility District
Serves an area of Smith County, TN · 2,159 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Twenty Five Utility District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Twenty Five Utility District buys its water from Smith Utility District.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.06083 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, April 2016.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 898 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06083 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | 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, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Twenty Five Utility District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0609 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Twenty Five Utility District in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2016 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
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
Twenty Five Utility District buys its water from Smith Utility District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Twenty Five Utility District.
Buys water from
- Smith Utility District Carthage, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- South Side U.D. #3 Gordonsville, TN
Annual water quality report
Twenty Five 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