Hohenwald Water System
Community water system in Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, serving 12,475 people from ground water. 3 rules violated in the past three years, 1 still unresolved. Owned by local government.
Quarterly compliance history
2023
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2026
Still in violation
EPA data updated Oct 7, 2026
Consumer Confidence Rule (CCR)
Community water systems must deliver an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) to all customers by July 1, covering the previous year.
Consumer Confidence Rule (CCR)
Community water systems must deliver an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) to all customers by July 1, covering the previous year.
What it means: Community water systems must deliver an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) to all customers by July 1, covering the previous year. It must list all detected contaminants, compare them to MCLs, identify source water, and include educational language about lead. A violation means the report was not delivered on time or was incomplete.
Health effects: No direct health risk — this is an administrative transparency obligation. Failure means customers lack information to make informed decisions (e.g., whether to use bottled water for infants when lead is elevated).
Limit: No MCL — this is a reporting requirement
About this ruleAlso violated in the past three years
Oct to Dec 2023 to Oct to Dec 2026
Chlorine (MRDL)
This entry tracks violations of the Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) for chlorine — meaning too much disinfectant residual in the distribution…
Chlorine (MRDL)
This entry tracks violations of the Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) for chlorine — meaning too much disinfectant residual in the distribution…
What it means: This entry tracks violations of the Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) for chlorine — meaning too much disinfectant residual in the distribution system, not too little. Chlorine is added to water to kill pathogens, but excess residual can react with organic matter to form disinfection byproducts.
Health effects: Acute high-dose exposure to chlorinated water can cause eye and nose irritation, stomach discomfort, and nausea. Chronic exposure above the MRDL is primarily a concern because elevated chlorine accelerates formation of trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, which are associated with increased cancer risk over time.
Limit: MRDL: 4.0 mg/L as an annual average
About this rule
Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR)
The 2013 RTCR (effective 2016) replaced the original TCR.
Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR)
The 2013 RTCR (effective 2016) replaced the original TCR.
What it means: The 2013 RTCR (effective 2016) replaced the original TCR. It triggers automatic E. coli testing whenever total coliform is found. A single E. coli-positive sample is an acute MCL violation. It also requires systems exceeding 5% total coliform-positive samples to conduct a formal assessment and correct any deficiencies, helping prevent contamination before it escalates.
Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.
Limit: Zero E. coli; ≤5% of monthly samples total coliform-positive
About this contaminantAbout this data
EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several in the same period. Unresolved means still in violation at EPA's latest data refresh. Measured contaminant levels are not part of this record; each system publishes them in its annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Service area from EPA's Public Water System Service Area Boundaries dataset: State Agency. The system's location is the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.
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.