Tennessee
Carter County drinking water quality
22 active public water systems serve 59,835 people in Carter County. 16 are compliant, 6 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.
Community water systems
9 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elizabethton Water Dept Elizabethton |
32,490 | 0 | 0 | |
|
First U.d. of Carter County Elizabethon, Elizabethton |
9,143 | 2 | 1 | |
|
South Elizabethton U.d. |
6,244 | 2 | 2 | |
|
Hampton Utility District Hampton |
4,354 | 3 | 3 | |
|
Siam Utility District Elizabethton |
3,319 | 3 | 2 | |
|
North Elizabethton Water Co-Op |
1,555 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Roan Mountain Utility District Roan Mountain |
1,226 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Watauga River Reg Water Auth |
353 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Peters Hollow Water System Elizabethton |
196 | 4 | 3 |
Non-community systems (13: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fish Springs Marina |
374 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Roan Mtn ST Pk-Cabins |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Roan Mtn ST Pk-Pool |
93 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Johnson Cabins |
73 | 0 | 0 | |
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Black Bear Resort |
69 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Cove Creek Campground #2 |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Roan Mtn ST Pk-Cmpg Check in |
37 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dennis Cove Campground Usfs |
34 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Sugar Hollow RV Park |
34 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Cove Creek Campground #1 |
26 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Roan Mtn ST Pk-Maintenance |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Roan Mtn ST Pk-Visitor Center |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Roan Mtn State Park-Pavillion Roan Mountain |
25 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (44, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.