MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 19,029 people through 7,319 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPT ranks 3,680th by violation burden (71th percentile) - 13 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPT compares within TN
MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPT's 5 health-based violations sit above the TN average of 4.8, across 318 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPT is from 2014-01-10 (health-based: 2014-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MCMINNVILLE 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); Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- 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
Everything on this page is MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for MCMINNVILLE 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.