Is CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2's water safe to drink?
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 12,850 people get their water from it, across 5,711 connections.
How this compares nationally
26 total violations and 7 health-based ones put CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2 at the 79th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,690 of 12,903.
Against the TN average
TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2 carries 7, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2 - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.