SOUTH FORK UTILITY DISTRICT: EPA violation history, explained
SOUTH FORK UTILITY DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 7,645 people get their water from it, across 3,281 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOUTH FORK UTILITY DISTRICT ranks 4,858th by violation burden (62th percentile) - 37 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How SOUTH FORK UTILITY DISTRICT compares within TN
TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; SOUTH FORK UTILITY DISTRICT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SOUTH FORK UTILITY DISTRICT is from 2024-01-03 (health-based: 2011-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTH FORK 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: Coliform (TCR)
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
This is what SOUTH FORK UTILITY DISTRICT 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 37 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.