MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 15,087 people get their water from it, across 6,133 connections.
MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
8 total violations and 2 health-based ones put MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT at the 49th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,644 of 12,903.
Against the TN average
Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT's 2 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2008-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 1998-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
MADISONVILLE 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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.