Is CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 16,068, over 5,951 connections.
CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT ranks 5,317th by violation burden (59th percentile) - 9 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT compares within TN
TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2024-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CUNNINGHAM 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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what CUNNINGHAM 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 9 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.