Is DOVER WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
DOVER WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 4,037 people through 1,571 service connections.
DOVER WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, DOVER WATER DEPT ranks 3,755th by violation burden (71th percentile) - 10 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How DOVER WATER DEPT compares within TN
DOVER WATER DEPT's 5 health-based violations sit above the TN average of 4.8, across 318 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for DOVER WATER DEPT is from 2008-01-04 (health-based: 2008-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
DOVER 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: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
- 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 DOVER WATER DEPT 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. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for DOVER 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.