BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT: EPA violation history, explained
BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 9,185, over 3,440 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT has 39 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,021th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 77th percentile nationally.
Against the TN average
Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT's 6 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2011-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2011-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; 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 BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 39 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.