TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
TELLICO AREA SERVICES 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 14,836 people through 6,031 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM ranks 6,326th by violation burden (51th percentile) - 15 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the TN average
TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM's 2 health-based violations sit within 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
TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2008-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
TELLICO AREA SERVICES 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
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 TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM's record does not cover
TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,326th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.