NEWBERN WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained

NEWBERN WATER DEPT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 8,098 people through 3,374 service connections.

How this compares nationally

32 total violations and 0 health-based ones put NEWBERN WATER DEPT at the 24th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 9,768 of 12,903.

Against the TN average

Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - NEWBERN WATER DEPT's 0 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

NEWBERN WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.

What NEWBERN WATER DEPT's record does not cover

NEWBERN WATER DEPT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for NEWBERN 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.