KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION: EPA violation history, explained
KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION 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: 8,313, over 2,862 connections.
How this compares nationally
KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION has 220 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,895th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 78th percentile nationally.
How KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION compares within KY
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION carries 6, not more than typical for the state. 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 KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2025-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION'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
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Antimony, Total
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: 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
KNOX COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 220 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.