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E. coli (Escherichia coli) violations in Tennessee

16 active public water systems in Tennessee had a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation in the past three years, 16 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What E. coli (Escherichia coli) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Most E. coli strains cause diarrheal illness. Some strains (e.g., O157:H7) produce toxins causing severe bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS — a form of kidney failure), and death — especially in children under 5 and the elderly. Even non-pathogenic strains in drinking water indicate that disease-causing organisms may also be present.

Systems with a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Camp Davy Crockett
Hawkins County
300 1 1
Covington Municipal Airport
Tipton County
200 3 2
Accurate Energetic Systems
Hickman County
120 1 1
Pine Hill CH of the Nazarene
Humphreys County
120 3 1
I-40 Hideaway Campground
Humphreys County
96 3 2
Tiny's Mobile Home Park
Henry County
89 1 1
Maple Springs Baptist Church
Madison County
70 2 2
Friendship Baptist ST Church
Madison County
69 1 1
Wards Grove Baptist Church
Madison County
55 2 2
Armstrong Ferry Campground
Meigs County
50 1 1
Ponderosa Stables
Pigeon Forge · Sevier County
50 1 1
Turkey Creek Marina
Humphreys County
41 2 1
Mona & Larry's
Polk County
30 1 1
Jugs One Stop
Wayne County
25 2 2
Shady Valley Country Store
Johnson County
25 1 1
Dry Branch Water System #1
Holladay · Benton County
18 2 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved E. coli (Escherichia coli), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not E. coli (Escherichia coli) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Tennessee records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.