Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3, TN Water Quality
Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3: EPA violation history, explained
Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3 has at least one health-based violation EPA's own compliance-tracking system still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 5,659, over 2,515 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3 ranks 8,228th by violation burden (36th percentile) - 10 violations total, 1 health-based.
How Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3 compares within TN
Among the 321 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 5.1 health-based violations - Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3 is from 2019-04-01 (health-based: 2018-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3'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: Revised Total Coliform 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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is Cumberland Plateau W.a.#3's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 10 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.