Is SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 46,546 people through 17,368 service connections.
SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
15 total violations and 7 health-based ones put SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM at the 79th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,767 of 12,903.
Against the TN average
TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM carries 7, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-03. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
SPRINGFIELD 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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is SPRINGFIELD WATER SYSTEM'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 15 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.