Does Covington, TN tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of July 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 5 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Covington, of which 1 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Covington, TN tap water come from?

Covington is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Covington tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Covington. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved July 2026, Covington is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 23,351 people.

As of July 2026, EPA records show 5 violations across the community water system(s) serving Covington, going back to the earliest EPA record. 1 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~23,351

People served (EPA-reported)
July 2026

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What the EPA has on record, by system

Covington Water Dept

14,334 served · groundwater · PWSID TN0000144

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

First U.D. Of Tipton County

9,017 served · groundwater · PWSID TN0000703

Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in February 2016. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2009 and July 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved July 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.