Public water system · TN0004674
ActiveNyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC
At a glance
Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC (PWSID TN0004674) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Knox County, Tennessee. It reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
65
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC compare with other water systems in Knox County?
By EPA's size categories, Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Knox County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 60,196 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 601,961 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Tennessee has 42 active non-transient non-community water systems, 3% of the state's 1,383 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,038 Tennessee systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC?
EPA lists Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC as privately owned. 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 10 active systems in Knox County (40%) are also privately owned.
Does Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. The violations listed here began between April 1990 and December 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Archived |
| 1990-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1990-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1990-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 6 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.
Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC?
Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC (PWSID TN0004674) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC serve?
Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection in Knox County, Tennessee.
Where does Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. 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 Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC'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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Knox County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub | Knox | 254,671 | Community | Surface water |
| First U.D. of Knox County | Knox | 115,531 | Community | Surface water |
| Hallsdale-Powell U.D. | Knox | 84,315 | Community | Surface water |
| West Knox Utility District | Knox | 77,825 | Community | Surface water |
| Knox-Chapman Utility District | Knox | 41,311 | Community | Surface water |
| Northeast Knox U.D. | Knox | 27,941 | Community | 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, “Nyrstar Tn Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC, PWSID TN0004674, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/nyrstar-tn-mines-strawberry-plains-llc-tn0004674 (data as of October 1, 2026).