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GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained

GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 37,738, over 14,627 connections.

GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country

83 total violations and 0 health-based ones put GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT at the 27th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 9,440 of 12,903.

How GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT compares within TN

GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT's 0 health-based violations sit within the TN average of 4.8, across 318 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT is from 2016-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what GERMANTOWN 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. Between the utility's meter and GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,440th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.