DrinkingWaterCheck

What's in JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3's water?

JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3 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 3,917 people through 1,536 service connections.

How this compares nationally

JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3 has 46 violations on record in total, 29 of thems health-based - ranking it 596th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 95th percentile nationally.

Against the TN average

TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3 carries 29, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.

The concern categories on record

JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3'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:

The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3's record does not cover

JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 29 health-based violations on file for JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3 - 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.