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TN American - Sequatchie Valley

Serves an area of Marion County, TN that includes Whitwell and Powells Crossroads · 7,842 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for TN American - Sequatchie Valley in the last ten years.

  • TN0000749
  • CHATTANOOGA
  • TN
  • 7,842 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 37403
EPA system ID TN0000749

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

Key facts

  • TN American - Sequatchie Valley draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, September 2008.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,169 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for TN American - Sequatchie Valley go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (6 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 3 40
1990s 1 4
2000s 10 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2011, Archived.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2011 Archived
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2008 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06441 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Archived
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2005 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2005 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2005 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 23, 1985 Archived
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 25, 1984 Archived
Chromium (total)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 25, 1984 Archived

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against TN American - Sequatchie Valley between 1985 and 2008, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 3, 2008 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 18, 1995 Tennessee Administrative penalty 3 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 30, 1985 Tennessee Signed compliance agreement 4 violations (2 health-based): Chromium (total), Selenium

Where the water comes from

TN American - Sequatchie Valley draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

TN American - Sequatchie Valley 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.

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