Public water system · TN0000133
ActiveCookeville Water Dept
At a glance
Cookeville Water Dept (PWSID TN0000133) is an active community water system in Putnam County, Tennessee. It reports serving 49,711 people through 20,975 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
49,711
Service connections
20,975
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cookeville Water Dept compare with other water systems in Putnam County?
By EPA's size categories, Cookeville Water Dept is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Putnam County has 9 active public water systems, and Cookeville Water Dept is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.3 times the county average of 11,432 people per system, and accounts for 48% of the 102,884 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 Cookeville Water Dept is about 7.4 times 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 Cookeville Water Dept?
EPA lists Cookeville Water Dept 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. 8 of the 9 active systems in Putnam County (89%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Cookeville Water Dept have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between March 2002 and July 2022. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherRecord Keeping · code 09 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Cookeville Water Dept: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cookeville Water Dept?
Cookeville Water Dept (PWSID TN0000133) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Cookeville Water Dept serve?
Cookeville Water Dept reports serving 49,711 people through 20,975 service connections in Putnam County, Tennessee.
Where does Cookeville Water Dept 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 Cookeville Water Dept have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 Cookeville Water Dept'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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cookeville Water Dept's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cookeville Water Dept 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 Putnam County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algood Water System | Putnam | 10,042 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cookeville Boat Dock Rd U.D. | Putnam | 8,966 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bangham Utility District | Putnam | 7,906 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Baxter Water Department | Putnam | 7,781 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Double Springs U.D. | Putnam | 6,698 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Old Gainesboro Road U.D. | Putnam | 6,608 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Cookeville Water Dept, PWSID TN0000133, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/cookeville-water-dept-tn0000133 (data as of October 1, 2026).