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Centerville Water System

At a glance

Centerville Water System (PWSID TN0000103) is an active community water system in Hickman County, Tennessee. It reports serving 11,011 people through 4,124 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

11,011

Service connections

4,124

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTN0000103

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served11,011

Service connections4,124

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTN state drinking water program

City servedCenterville

StateTennessee

ZIP—

CountyHickman County

How does Centerville Water System compare with other water systems in Hickman County?

By EPA's size categories, Centerville Water System is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Hickman County has 10 active public water systems, and Centerville Water System is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.2 times the county average of 2,640 people per system, and accounts for 42% of the 26,403 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Centerville Water System is about 64% above that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Tennessee has 450 active community water systems, 33% of the state's 1,383 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 151 Tennessee systems (11%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Centerville Water System?

EPA lists Centerville Water System as owned by a local government. The TN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 10 active systems in Hickman County (20%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Centerville Water System have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2005 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 5 required treatment not met and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Carbon, totalcode 2920	No	Resolved
2018-03-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2009-08-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherRecord Keeping · code 09	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Unaddressed
2006-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2006-01-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherRecord Keeping · code 09	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2005-12-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2005-11-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2005-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2005-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Centerville Water System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Centerville Water System?

Centerville Water System (PWSID TN0000103) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.

How many people does Centerville Water System serve?

Centerville Water System reports serving 11,011 people through 4,124 service connections in Hickman County, Tennessee.

Where does Centerville Water System get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Centerville Water System have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Centerville Water System's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Centerville Water System's water quality report?

As a community water system, Centerville Water System must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Hickman County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Bon Aqua-Lyles U.D.	Hickman	12,952	Community	Surface water
Turney Center	Hickman	1,610	Community	Surface water
Na-Co-Me Camp	Hickman	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Piney River Resort	Hickman	150	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Accurate Energetic Systems	Hickman	120	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Hidden Valley Lakes #2	Hickman	100	Transient non-community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Centerville Water System, PWSID TN0000103, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/centerville-water-system-tn0000103 (data as of October 1, 2026).