Is SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D.'s water safe to drink?
SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D. has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 30,571 people get their water from it, across 12,845 connections.
SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D.'s record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D. ranks 6,428th by violation burden (50th percentile) - 12 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the TN average
Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D.'s 2 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D.'s most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2009-02-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D.'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; Long Term 2 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 SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D.'s record does not cover
This is what SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D. 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. Between the utility's meter and SAVANNAH VALLEY U.D.'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,428th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.