Is DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,384, over 965 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
16 total violations and 3 health-based ones put DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM at the 60th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,112 of 12,903.
How DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM compares within TN
Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM's 3 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 DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2009-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM'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 this data is and is not
This is what DECATURVILLE WATER SYSTEM 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 16 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.