Is RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,859 people get their water from it, across 1,473 connections.
RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT's record against the rest of the country
37 total violations and 2 health-based ones put RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT at the 53th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,005 of 12,903.
Against the TN average
Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT's 2 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT'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: Interim Enhanced 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 RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is RIVER ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT'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 37 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.