Public water system · TN0004300
ActiveSontara Old Hickory, Inc..
At a glance
Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. (PWSID TN0004300) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Davidson County, Tennessee. It reports serving 604 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
604
Service connections
1
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Davidson County?
By EPA's size categories, Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Davidson County has 4 active public water systems, and Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 231,370 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 925,478 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 Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. is about 41% above 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. 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 Sontara Old Hickory, Inc..?
EPA lists Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. 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. 1 of the 4 active systems in Davidson County (25%) are also privately owned.
Does Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and June 2022. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Public Notice. EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | 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.
Sontara Old Hickory, Inc..: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sontara Old Hickory, Inc..?
Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. (PWSID TN0004300) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. serve?
Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. reports serving 604 people through 1 service connection in Davidson County, Tennessee.
Where does Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. 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 Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. 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 June 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 Sontara Old Hickory, Inc..'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sontara Old Hickory, Inc..'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.. 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 Davidson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Water Services | Davidson | 778,153 | Community | Surface water |
| Madison Suburban U.D. | Davidson | 81,203 | Community | Surface water |
| Harpeth Valley U.D. | Davidson | 65,518 | 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, “Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.., PWSID TN0004300, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/sontara-old-hickory-inc-tn0004300 (data as of October 1, 2026).