FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY: EPA violation history, explained
FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 9,143 people through 4,010 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY ranks 2,089th by violation burden (84th percentile) - 64 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
How FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY compares within TN
TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY carries 9, more than typical for the state. 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 FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2024-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; 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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and FIRST U.D. OF CARTER COUNTY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,089th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.