Is WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT's water safe to drink?

WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 15,571 people get their water from it, across 5,989 connections.

How this compares nationally

4 total violations and 0 health-based ones put WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT at the 12th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,338 of 12,903.

Against the TN average

TN's 318 covered systems average 4.8 health-based violations each; WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 1995-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.

What WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT's record does not cover

WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT'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 WATTS BAR UTILITY DISTRICT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,338th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.