Public water system · TN0000682
ActiveSurgoinsville Utility District
At a glance
Surgoinsville Utility District (PWSID TN0000682) is an active community water system in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It reports serving 2,609 people through 1,078 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,609
Service connections
1,078
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Surgoinsville Utility District compare with other water systems in Hawkins County?
By EPA's size categories, Surgoinsville Utility District is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hawkins County has 12 active public water systems, and Surgoinsville Utility District is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 4,068 people per system, and accounts for 5.3% of the 48,812 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 Surgoinsville Utility District is about 61% 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. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 44 Tennessee systems (3.2%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Surgoinsville Utility District?
EPA lists Surgoinsville Utility District 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. 9 of the 12 active systems in Hawkins County (75%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Surgoinsville Utility District have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2013 and July 2017. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 7 as addressed, 4 as resolved and 1 as archived. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Archived |
| 2014-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Addressed |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Addressed |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Addressed |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Addressed |
| 2013-03-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Addressed |
| 2013-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Addressed |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Addressed |
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.
Surgoinsville Utility District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Surgoinsville Utility District?
Surgoinsville Utility District (PWSID TN0000682) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Surgoinsville Utility District serve?
Surgoinsville Utility District reports serving 2,609 people through 1,078 service connections in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
Where does Surgoinsville Utility District get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Surgoinsville Utility District have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. 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 Surgoinsville Utility District'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Surgoinsville Utility District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Surgoinsville Utility District 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 Hawkins County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First U.D. of Hawkins County | Hawkins | 19,972 | Community | Surface water |
| Rogersville Water Dept | Hawkins | 13,729 | Community | Surface water |
| Persia Utility District | Hawkins | 4,966 | Community | Surface water |
| Lakeview U.D. West | Hawkins | 2,684 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Mooresburg Utility District | Hawkins | 1,844 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lakeview U.D. East | Hawkins | 1,324 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Surgoinsville Utility District, PWSID TN0000682, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/surgoinsville-utility-district-tn0000682 (data as of October 1, 2026).