Tennessee Water Quality
Health violation data for 453 community water systems in Tennessee. Based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data.
Water Systems
453
Total Violations
1,091
Systems with Violations
50
Cities with Issues
101
Water Systems with Most Violations
| # | Water System | Violations | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARREN COUNTY UTIL DIST #2 Mcminnville | 110 | Yes |
| 2 | JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3 Gainesboro | 63 | Yes |
| 3 | CLIFTON WATER DEPT Clifton | 60 | Yes |
| 4 | BEDFORD COUNTY U.D. Shelbyville | 40 | Yes |
| 5 | BYRDSTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT Byrdstown | 37 | Yes |
| 6 | TRACY CITY WATER SYSTEM Tracy City | 29 | Yes |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW U.D. WEST Rogersville | 28 | Yes |
| 8 | DAYTON WATER DEPT Dayton | 24 | Yes |
| 9 | MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD Monteagle | 24 | Yes |
| 10 | ROGERSVILLE WATER DEPT Rogersville | 24 | Yes |
| 11 | CORDELL HULL UTILITY DISTRICT Riddleton | 23 | Yes |
| 12 | FRANKLIN WATER DEPT Franklin | 23 | Yes |
| 13 | HARTSVILLE-TROUSDALE W&S U.D. Hartsville | 23 | Yes |
| 14 | SOUTH GILES UTILITY DISTRICT Minor Hill | 22 | Yes |
| 15 | WOODLAWN UTILITY DISTRICT Woodlawn | 21 | Yes |
| 16 | RIVER LANDING CONDOMINIUM ASSOC Chattanooga | 21 | Yes |
| 17 | GRAYSVILLE WATER DEPT Graysville | 18 | Yes |
| 18 | NORTHWEST CLAY COUNTY UTILITY Moss | 18 | Yes |
| 19 | WILSON CO WATER & WASTEWATER Lebanon | 18 | Yes |
| 20 | FENTRESS COUNTY U.D. Jamestown | 17 | Yes |
| 21 | ONEIDA W&S COMM Oneida | 17 | Yes |
| 22 | NORTH STEWART UTILITY DISTRICT Dover | 16 | Yes |
| 23 | JONESBOROUGH WATER DEPT Jonesborough | 16 | Yes |
| 24 | MONTEREY WATER DEPT Monterey | 12 | Yes |
| 25 | MINOR HILL WATER U.D. Minor Hill | 11 | Yes |
| 26 | WEST STEWART UTILITY DISTRICT Erin | 11 | Yes |
| 27 | CUNNINGHAM UTILITY DISTRICT Clarksville | 10 | Yes |
| 28 | NORTH GREENE UTILITIES, INC. Greeneville | 10 | Yes |
| 29 | TURNEY CENTER Only | 10 | Yes |
| 30 | PERRYVILLE UTILITY DISTRICT Parsons | 10 | Yes |
| 31 | WITT UTILITY DISTRICT Morristown | 10 | Yes |
| 32 | CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM Carthage | 9 | Yes |
| 33 | CUMBERLAND UTILITY DISTRICT Harriman | 9 | Yes |
| 34 | SOUTH SIDE U.D. #3 Gordonsville | 9 | Yes |
| 35 | ALEXANDRIA WATER SYSTEM Alexandria | 8 | Yes |
| 36 | ERIN WATER DEPARTMENT Erin | 8 | Yes |
| 37 | JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #1 Gainesboro | 8 | Yes |
| 38 | LA VERGNE WATER SYSTEM Lavergne | 8 | Yes |
| 39 | SPRING CITY WATER SYSTEM Spring City | 8 | Yes |
| 40 | WARREN COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT Mcminnville | 8 | Yes |
| 41 | EAST MONTGOMERY U.D. Clarksville | 7 | Yes |
| 42 | GREEN MEADOW ESTATES OF ROCKFORD LLC Knoxville | 6 | Yes |
| 43 | ALLARDT WATER WORKS Allardt | 6 | Yes |
| 44 | DOWELLTOWN-LIBERTY W.S. South Carthage | 6 | Yes |
| 45 | LYNNVILLE WATER DEPT Lynnville | 6 | Yes |
| 46 | ROANE CENTRAL UTILITY DISTRICT Harriman | 6 | Yes |
| 47 | PETERSBURG WATER SYSTEM Petersburg | 6 | Yes |
| 48 | SMITHVILLE WATER SYSTEM Smithville | 6 | Yes |
| 49 | WOODBURY WATER SYSTEM Woodbury | 6 | Yes |
| 50 | GOLDEN ESTATES TRAILER COURT Kodak | 5 | Yes |
Most Common Contaminants in Tennessee
| Contaminant | Violations | Systems Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 424 | 43 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 376 | 37 |
| Turbidity | 78 | 15 |
| Atrazine | 67 | 22 |
| Fluoride | 38 | 6 |
| Arsenic | 24 | 9 |
| Combined Radium 226/228 | 20 | 11 |
| E. coli | 13 | 7 |
| Total Coliform (RTCR) | 11 | 6 |
| Chlorine | 11 | 5 |
| Barium | 10 | 2 |
| Lead & Copper Rule | 6 | 1 |
| Gross Alpha | 3 | 3 |
| Chloroform | 3 | 1 |
| Contaminant 1008 | 3 | 1 |
Cities with Water Quality Issues
Carthage Clarksville Franklin Lafayette Lebanon Murfreesboro New Johnsonville Shelbyville Smithville Springfield Nashville Dayton Soddy Daisy Spring City Chattanooga Bristol Church Hill Elizabethton Jonesborough Kingsport Mountain City Alcoa Clinton Greeneville Kodak Kingston Harriman Lenoir City Maryville Maynardville Morristown Oak Ridge Oneida Rockwood Rogersville Sevierville Surgoinsville Sweetwater White Pine Knoxville +61 more
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About This Data
Water quality data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. Only community water systems (CWS) in Tennessee are included.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.