Is JAMESTOWN WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
JAMESTOWN WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,078, over 1,246 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, JAMESTOWN WATER DEPT ranks 1,738th by violation burden (87th percentile) - 46 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
How JAMESTOWN WATER DEPT compares within TN
Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - JAMESTOWN WATER DEPT's 11 is above that. 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 JAMESTOWN WATER DEPT is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2006-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
JAMESTOWN 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)
- 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 JAMESTOWN 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 - 11 health-based violations on file for JAMESTOWN 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.