Public water system record
Winchester Water System
Serves Winchester, Franklin County, TN · 24,899 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Winchester Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Winchester Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Tennessee, November 2002.
- Record on file since 1993, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 9,255 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 17, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Winchester Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (4 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 6 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2004, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0863 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0809 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Winchester Water System between 1996 and 2002, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2002 | Tennessee | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Jun 10, 1996 | Tennessee | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (1 health-based): DICHLOROMETHANE |
Where the water comes from
Winchester Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Winchester 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.
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.
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