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West Stewart Utility District

Serves an area of Stewart County, TN that includes Dover · 629 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for West Stewart Utility District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • TN0000916
  • ERIN
  • TN
  • 629 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 37061
EPA system ID TN0000916

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • West Stewart Utility District draws water from 6 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, August 1997.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 244 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jun 1, 2023 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 1993 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for West Stewart Utility District go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 8
2000s 0 1
2020s 4 0

Enforcement actions

Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against West Stewart Utility District in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 1997.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 26, 1997 Tennessee Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

4 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

West Stewart Utility District draws water from 6 wells.

Annual water quality report

West Stewart 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.

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Testing your own water

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