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Vinyl Chloride violations in Tennessee

11 active public water systems in Tennessee had a Vinyl Chloride violation in the past three years. What Vinyl Chloride is and why it matters.

Health effects: Vinyl chloride is classified by EPA as a known human carcinogen (Group A). It is associated with a rare liver cancer called hepatic angiosarcoma, as well as liver and brain cancers. There is no safe threshold — any exposure carries some cancer risk. Workers in PVC manufacturing and communities near contaminated groundwater sites face the greatest risk.

Systems with a Vinyl Chloride violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lincoln CO B.p.u. #1
Fayetteville · Lincoln County
23,846 3 1
Smith Utility District
South Carthage · Smith County
8,466 5 1
Jellico Utilities Authority
Jellico · Campbell County
5,056 2 1
Mem Reg Mega-Site Auth WS
Stanton · Haywood County
5,000 2 0
Roan Mountain Utility District
Roan Mountain · Carter County
1,226 2 0
Dowelltown-Liberty W.s.
Dowelltown, Liberty · DeKalb County
1,049 9 1
Friendship Distribution Water System
Crockett County
904 2 1
The Farm Water System
Summertown · Lewis County
210 3 1
Rogers Springs P.o.a.
Middleton · Hardeman County
168 3 2
Stacey Ann's MHP
Manchester · Coffee County
143 4 3
Center Store
Lawrence County
35 3 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Vinyl Chloride, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Vinyl Chloride 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.