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Plateau Utility District

Serves an area of Morgan County, TN that includes Wartburg · 12,074 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Plateau Utility District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TN0000729
  • WARTBURG
  • TN
  • 12,074 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37887
EPA system ID TN0000729

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Plateau Utility District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1978, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,783 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, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for Plateau Utility District go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 59 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 6
1980s 0 48
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2014, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0813 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Plateau Utility District draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Cumberland Utility District and Huntsville Utility District.

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Annual water quality report

Plateau 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.

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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