Is ANDERSON COUNTY W.A.'s water safe to drink?
ANDERSON COUNTY W.A. has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 25,700 people through 12,323 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ANDERSON COUNTY W.A. ranks 5,908th by violation burden (54th percentile) - 52 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the TN average
TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; ANDERSON COUNTY W.A. carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
ANDERSON COUNTY W.A.'s most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
ANDERSON COUNTY W.A.'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ANDERSON COUNTY W.A.'s record does not cover
ANDERSON COUNTY W.A.'s numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 52 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.