Is Sewanee Utility District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Franklin

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	107 µg/L 134% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	76.6 µg/L 128% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Barium	8.22 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	489 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017

68 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaLassoMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitratePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BEAVERS, WILLIAM B. (BEN)
Phone: 931-598-5611
Email: bbeavers@sewaneeutility.org

Frequently asked questions about Sewanee Utility District

Is Sewanee Utility District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 5 contaminants in Sewanee Utility District's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Sewanee Utility District's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead, Barium, Fluoride. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Sewanee Utility District serve?

Sewanee Utility District reports serving 5,970 people in Tennessee, per its EPA record.

Has Sewanee Utility District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 25 violations on file for Sewanee Utility District, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.