SOUTH PITTSBURG WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
SOUTH PITTSBURG 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: 7,304, over 2,934 connections.
SOUTH PITTSBURG WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
41 total violations and 5 health-based ones put SOUTH PITTSBURG WATER SYSTEM at the 73th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,469 of 12,903.
How SOUTH PITTSBURG WATER SYSTEM compares within TN
SOUTH PITTSBURG WATER SYSTEM's 5 health-based violations sit above the TN average of 4.8, across 318 systems statewide. 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 PITTSBURG WATER SYSTEM is from 2008-01-10 (health-based: 2008-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTH PITTSBURG 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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 PITTSBURG 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. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for SOUTH PITTSBURG WATER SYSTEM - 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.