Is TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY's water safe to drink?
TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 8,001 people get their water from it, across 3,226 connections.
How this compares nationally
63 total violations and 16 health-based ones put TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY at the 91th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,139 of 12,903.
How TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY compares within TN
TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY's 16 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 TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY is from 2011-01-10 (health-based: 2011-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Chromium; Selenium
- 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 TN AMERICAN SEQUATCHIE VALLEY 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 63 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.