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West Warren-Viola U.D.

Serves an area of Warren County and Coffee County, TN that includes Morrison, Lakewood Park and Viola · 19,009 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for West Warren-Viola U.D. in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • TN0000742
  • SMARTT
  • TN
  • 19,009 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37378
EPA system ID TN0000742

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

Key facts

  • West Warren-Viola U.D. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, September 2010.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,214 unknown out of 7,165 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
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2020 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
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for West Warren-Viola U.D. go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 3
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2013, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2010 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2002 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against West Warren-Viola U.D. in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 28, 2010 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

West Warren-Viola U.D. draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

West Warren-Viola U.D. 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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