Is DECHERD WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
DECHERD WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,809, over 1,987 connections.
DECHERD WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, DECHERD WATER DEPT ranks 2,167th by violation burden (83th percentile) - 24 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
Against the TN average
DECHERD WATER DEPT's 9 health-based violations sit above the TN average of 4.8, across 318 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
DECHERD WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1995-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
DECHERD WATER DEPT'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: 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 DECHERD WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is DECHERD WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 9 health-based violations on file for DECHERD WATER DEPT - 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.