Is KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS's water safe to drink?
KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 8,400, over 3,510 connections.
How this compares nationally
3 total violations and 1 health-based ones put KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS at the 30th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,994 of 12,903.
Against the IA average
IA's 203 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 1992-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1983-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
The concern categories on record
KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS'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:
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
The most severe category on record is radionuclides, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS's record does not cover
This is what KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS 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 3 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.