Is FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY's water safe to drink?
FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY 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: 7,388, over 2,967 connections.
FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY ranks 1,779th by violation burden (86th percentile) - 25 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
Against the TN average
FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY's 11 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
FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN 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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- 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 FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY's record does not cover
This is what FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY 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. Between the utility's meter and FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,779th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.