Public water system · TN0000242
ActiveFayetteville Public Utilities
At a glance
Fayetteville Public Utilities (PWSID TN0000242) is an active community water system in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It reports serving 13,908 people through 5,677 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
13,908
Service connections
5,677
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fayetteville Public Utilities compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Fayetteville Public Utilities is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Lincoln County has 6 active public water systems, and Fayetteville Public Utilities is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 6,872 people per system, and accounts for 34% of the 41,232 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 Fayetteville Public Utilities is about twice 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 Fayetteville Public Utilities?
EPA lists Fayetteville Public Utilities 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. 4 of the 6 active systems in Lincoln County (67%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Fayetteville Public Utilities have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. The violations listed here began between June 1982 and August 2007. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherRecord Keeping · code 09 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 1987-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | Yes | Archived |
| 1982-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1982-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1982-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
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.
Fayetteville Public Utilities: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fayetteville Public Utilities?
Fayetteville Public Utilities (PWSID TN0000242) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Fayetteville Public Utilities serve?
Fayetteville Public Utilities reports serving 13,908 people through 5,677 service connections in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Where does Fayetteville Public Utilities 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 Fayetteville Public Utilities have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. 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 Fayetteville Public Utilities' 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fayetteville Public Utilities' water quality report?
As a community water system, Fayetteville Public Utilities 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 Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Co B.P.U. #1 | Lincoln | 23,846 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lincoln Co B.P.U. #2 | Lincoln | 2,350 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Petersburg Water System | Lincoln | 1,078 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dollar General #30105 Wright City | Lincoln | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #16225 Troy | Lincoln | 25 | 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, “Fayetteville Public Utilities, PWSID TN0000242, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/fayetteville-public-utilities-tn0000242 (data as of October 1, 2026).