Is PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,486, over 1,918 connections.
PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
55 total violations and 9 health-based ones put PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM at the 84th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,101 of 12,903.
Against the TN average
Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM's 9 is above that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2014-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
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 PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what PIKEVILLE WATER SYSTEM 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 55 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.