Is KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS's water safe to drink?

KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 7,710 people get their water from it, across 3,109 connections.

KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS's record against the rest of the country

KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS has 7 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 10,789th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 16th percentile nationally.

Against the OH average

Among the 394 OH systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS's 0 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-12-11. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.

What KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS's record does not cover

This is what KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.