Is MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD's water safe to drink?
MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 4,179 people get their water from it, across 1,565 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD ranks 3,039th by violation burden (76th percentile) - 33 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
How MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD compares within TN
TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD carries 6, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD is from 2024-07-03 (health-based: 2024-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD'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
- 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 MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD - 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.