Public water system · TN0008272
ActiveShelbyville Flat Creek W.S.
At a glance
Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. (PWSID TN0008272) is an active community water system in Bedford County, Tennessee. It reports serving 634 people through 229 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
634
Service connections
229
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. compare with other water systems in Bedford County?
By EPA's size categories, Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Bedford County has 13 active public water systems, and Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,145 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 66,889 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 Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. is well below 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 121 Tennessee systems (8.7%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S.?
EPA lists Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. 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. 5 of the 13 active systems in Bedford County (38%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2014 and July 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Chlorine. EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2014-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S.?
Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. (PWSID TN0008272) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. serve?
Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. reports serving 634 people through 229 service connections in Bedford County, Tennessee.
Where does Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S.'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. 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 Bedford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville Water System | Bedford | 36,813 | Community | Surface water |
| Bedford County U.D. | Bedford | 22,908 | Community | Surface water |
| Wartrace Water System | Bedford | 3,576 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bell Buckle Water System | Bedford | 2,633 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| River Mountain Retreat | Bedford | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General-Body Camp | Bedford | 50 | 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, “Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S., PWSID TN0008272, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/shelbyville-flat-creek-w-s-tn0008272 (data as of October 1, 2026).