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PFAS in Tennessee drinking water

EPA's final UCMR 5 data covers 277 public water systems in Tennessee, serving about 7.6 million people. PFAS turned up in 87 of them (31%). 18 averaged above at least one EPA limit at a sampling point, affecting about 364,778 people.

Highest PFOA and PFOS averages among systems serving 1,000 or more: Savannah Valley U. D. (32.0 / 16.5 ppt), Fort Campbell Water System (5.8 / 24.8 ppt), First U.d. of Hardin County (9.6 / 16.2 ppt), Trenton Water System (0.0 / 24.0 ppt) and Camden Water Dept (7.6 / 16.1 ppt).

Every tested system in Tennessee

Largest first. PFOA and PFOS columns show the average at each system's worst sampling point; EPA's limit for each is 4 ppt. Filter by name:

Water system People PFOA PFOS PFAS found Result
Nashville Water Dept 778,153 - - 0 None found
Memphis Light, Gas, & Water · Memphis 659,500 - - 0 None found
Knoxville Utilities Board-kub · Knoxville 254,671 - - 1 Below limits
Clarksville Water Department · Clarksville 251,864 - - 0 None found
Consolidated U D of Rutherford · Murfreesboro 221,871 - - 4 Below limits
Tennessee American Water · Chattanooga 207,046 - - 2 Below limits
White House Utility District · White House 130,411 - - 0 None found
First Util Dist of Knox County · Knoxville 115,531 - - 2 Below limits
Murfreesboro Water Department · Murfreesboro 114,331 1.5 - 5 Sample at limit
Kingsport Water Dept · Kingsport 107,739 - 1.5 1 Sample at limit
Johnson City Water Dept · Johnson City 105,057 - - 0 None found
Cleveland Utilities · Cleveland 95,087 - - 3 Below limits
Jackson Water System · Jackson 91,111 - 15.2 3 Above limit
West Wilson Utility District · Mount Juliet 86,978 - - 0 None found
Columbia Power and Water Systems · Columbia 84,617 - - 1 Below limits
Hallsdale-powell Utility District · Knoxville 84,315 - - 0 None found
Madison Suburban UD · Madison 81,203 - - 0 None found
West Knox Utility District · Knoxville 77,825 - - 0 None found
Franklin Water Dept · Franklin 77,222 - - 1 Below limits
Water Auth. of Dickson County · Dickson 68,675 - - 0 None found
Hixson Utility District · Hixson 68,306 - - 2 Below limits
Gallatin Water Department · Gallatin 65,964 - - 0 None found
Spring Hill Water Dept · Spring Hill 65,840 1.5 - 5 Sample at limit
Harpeth Valley U D · Nashville 65,518 - - 0 None found
Smyrna Water System · Smyrna 60,876 2.9 - 5 Sample at limit
Lebanon Water System · Lebanon 60,669 - - 0 None found
Eastside Utility District · Chattanooga 59,612 - - 1 Below limits
Hendersonville U D · Hendersonville 59,034 - - 0 None found
Bartlett Water System · Bartlett 57,129 - - 0 None found
South Blount Utility District · Maryville 53,864 - - 0 None found
Collierville Water Dept · Collierville 51,972 - - 0 None found
Cookeville Water Dept · Cookeville 49,711 - - 0 None found
City of Maryville Water and Sewer Dept · Maryville 49,135 - - 0 None found
Springfield Water System · Springfield 46,546 - - 1 Below limits
Fort Campbell Water System · Ft. Campbell 43,270 5.8 24.8 7 Above limit
Oak Ridge Dept of Public Works · Oak Ridge 41,614 - - 0 None found
Knox-chapman Utility District · Knoxville 41,311 - - 0 None found
H.b.& T.s. Utility District · Franklin 40,094 - - 0 None found
Sevierville Water System · Sevierville 39,885 - - 0 None found
Morristown Water System · Morristown 39,883 - - 1 Below limits
La Vergne Water System · Lavergne 38,730 1.4 - 5 Sample at limit
Milcrofton Utility District · Franklin 38,032 - - 0 None found
Germantown Water Dept · Germantown 37,738 - - 0 None found
Bristol Deptartment of Utilities · Bristol 37,648 - - 0 None found
Shelbyville Water System · Shelbyville 36,813 5.8 4.0 6 Above limit
Alcoa Water System · Alcoa 35,238 - - 0 None found
Newport Utilities Board · Newport 34,925 - - 0 None found
Lenoir City Utility Board · Lenoir City 34,786 - 2.2 4 Sample at limit
Nolensville-college Grove UD · Nolensville 34,159 2.0 - 6 Sample at limit
Jonesborough Water Dept · Jonesborough 33,069 - - 0 None found
Crossville Water Dept · Crossville 32,985 - - 0 None found
Elizabethton Water Dept · Elizabethton 32,490 - - 0 None found
Tullahoma Utilities Authority · Tullahoma 30,958 8.6 3.4 7 Above limit
Savannah Valley U. D. · Georgetown 30,571 32.0 16.5 8 Above limit
Brentwood Water Deptartment · Brentwood 30,493 - - 0 None found
Mallory Valley Utility District · Franklin 30,347 - - 0 None found
Warren County Utility District · Mcminnville 29,055 - - 1 Below limits
Northeast Knox U D · Corryton 27,941 - - 0 None found
La Follette Utilities Board · Lafollette 27,637 - - 0 None found
Greeneville Water & Light Comm · Greeneville 26,657 - - 0 None found
Athens Utilities Board · Athens 26,424 - - 1 Below limits
Lexington Water Systems · Lexington 26,322 - - 0 None found
Portland Water System · Portland 25,761 - - 0 None found
Anderson County Water Authority · Clinton 25,700 - - 1 Below limits
Shady Grove Utility District · Dandridge 25,320 - 1.1 2 Sample at limit
Dayton Water Dept · Dayton 25,054 - - 0 None found
Manchester Water Department · Manchester 24,975 4.4 1.6 8 Above limit
Winchester Water System · Winchester 24,899 - - 0 None found
Lewisburg Water System · Lewisburg 24,569 3.5 1.3 6 Sample at limit
Maury CO Water System · Columbia 24,488 1.8 1.0 6 Sample at limit
Lincoln CO Bd of P.u. #1 · Fayetteville 23,846 - - 0 None found
Bedford County Utility District · Shelbyville 22,908 2.1 1.2 5 Sample at limit
Wilson CO Water & Wastewater · Lebanon 22,680 1.6 - 5 Sample at limit
Crab Orchard Utility District · Crossville 22,673 - - 0 None found
Lafayette Water System · Lafayette 21,551 - - 0 None found
Lawrenceburg Utility Systems · Lawrenceburg 21,244 - - 0 None found
Ocoee Utility District · Ocoee 21,082 5.8 2.8 6 Above limit
North West Utility District · Soddy Daisy 20,710 - - 0 None found
Selmer Water System · Selmer 20,648 - - 0 None found
Russellville Whitesburg U D · Russellville 20,197 - - 0 None found
First Utility District of Hawkins County 19,972 - - 1 Below limits
Dyersburg Water Dept · Dyersburg 19,970 - - 0 None found
Gladeville Utility District · Gladeville 19,813 - - 0 None found
Pleasant View Utility District · Pleasant View 19,663 - - 0 None found
Poplar Grove Utility District · Munford 19,599 - - 0 None found
Savannah Utility Dept · Savannah 19,495 - 11.2 3 Above limit
Alpha-talbott Utility District · Talbott 19,075 - - 3 Below limits
Mcminnville Water Dept · Mcminnville 19,029 - - 1 Below limits
West Warren-viola U. D. · Smartt 19,009 - - 0 None found
Clinton Utilities Board · Clinton 18,772 - - 0 None found
East Montgomery Utility District · Clarksville 18,382 - - 0 None found
Dekalb Utility District #1 · Smithville 17,960 - - 0 None found
Glen Hills Utility District · Greeneville 17,355 - - 0 None found
Fentress County U.d. · Jamestown 16,845 - - 0 None found
Harriman Utility Board · Harriman 16,653 - - 0 None found
Union City Water Dept · Union City 16,180 - - 0 None found
Claiborne Utilities District · New Tazewell 16,135 - - 0 None found
Cunningham Utility District · Clarksville 16,068 - - 0 None found
Loudon Utilities Board · Loudon 16,047 - - 0 None found
Livingston Water Dept · Livingston 15,733 - - 0 None found
Blountville Utility District · Blountville 15,647 - - 0 None found
Laguardo Utility District · Lebanon 15,595 - - 0 None found
Watts Bar Utility District · Kingston 15,571 - - 1 Below limits
Madisonville Water Dept · Madisonville 15,087 - - 0 None found
Oakland Water Dept · Oakland 14,957 - - 0 None found
Pigeon Forge Water Department · Sevierville 14,872 - - 0 None found
Tellico Area Services System · Vonore 14,836 - - 0 None found
Tuckaleechee Utility District · Townsend 14,522 - - 0 None found
Chuckey Utility District · Greeneville 14,369 - - 1 Below limits
Covington Water Dept · Covington 14,334 - - 0 None found
Castalian Springs-bethpage U D · Bethpage 14,184 - - 0 None found
Cumberland Utility District · Harriman 14,085 - - 1 Below limits
Fayetteville Public Utilities · Fayetteville 13,908 - - 0 None found
Tellico Village Poa · Loudon 13,870 - - 0 None found
Rogersville Water System · Rogersville 13,729 - - 0 None found
Sweetwater Utility Board · Sweetwater 13,597 - - 0 None found
Bloomingdale Utility District · Kingsport 13,318 - 1.1 1 Sample at limit
Marshall CO Bd P.u. #1 · Lewisburg 13,257 2.8 1.2 7 Sample at limit
Paris Bd of Public Utilities · Paris 13,145 - - 0 None found
Bon Aqua-lyles Utility District · Lyles 12,952 - - 0 None found
Etowah Utilities · Etowah 12,851 - - 0 None found
South Cumberland U.d. · Crossville 12,850 - - 0 None found
Brownsville Water Dept · Brownsville 12,845 - - 1 Below limits
Huntsville Utility District · Huntsville 12,516 - - 0 None found
Hohenwald Water System · Hohenwald 12,475 - - 0 None found
Erwin Utilities Authority · Erwin 12,236 2.1 6.6 4 Above limit
Plateau Utility District · Wartburg 12,074 - - 1 Below limits
Woodlawn Utility District · Woodlawn 12,069 - - 0 None found
Martin Water Dept · Martin 11,918 - - 0 None found
Oneida W&s Comm · Oneida 11,600 - - 0 None found
Woodbury Water System · Woodbury 11,434 - - 0 None found
Rockwood Water System · Rockwood 11,412 - - 1 Below limits
Kingston Water System · Kingston 11,392 - - 1 Below limits
Hillsville Utility District · Manchester 11,325 8.7 5.9 7 Above limit
Caryville-jacksboro Utilities Commission · Jacksboro 11,079 - - 1 Below limits
Centerville Water System · Centerville 11,011 - - 0 None found
Milan Water Dept · Milan 10,932 - - 0 None found
Sparta Water System · Sparta 10,899 - - 0 None found
Pulaski Water System · Pulaski 10,767 - - 0 None found
Hartsville-troudale Wat/sew U D · Hartsville 10,562 - - 0 None found
Luttrell-blaine-corryton U.d. · Luttrell 10,529 - - 1 Below limits
Munford Water Dept · Munford 10,434 - - 0 None found
Bean Station Utility District · Bean Station 10,378 - - 3 Below limits
Algood Water System · Algood 10,042 - - 0 None found
Arthur-shawanee Utility District · New Tazewell 10,037 - - 0 None found
O'connor Utility District · Sparta 10,025 - - 0 None found
Camden Water Dept · Camden 10,013 7.6 16.1 7 Above limit
Adamsville Water System · Adamsville 9,985 - - 0 None found
Dandridge Water Management Facility · Dandridge 9,931 - 1.0 6 Sample at limit
Humbolt Utilities-water Dept · Humboldt 9,908 - - 0 None found
Dunlap Water System · Dunlap 9,782 - - 0 None found
Jefferson City Water & Sewer C · Jefferson City 9,764 - - 2 Below limits
Jasper Water Dept · Jasper 9,702 - - 0 None found
Linden Water Dept · Linden 9,568 - - 0 None found
West Overton Utility District · Rickman 9,392 - - 0 None found
Mountain City Water Dept. · Mountain City 9,304 - - 1 Below limits
Waverly Water Department · Waverly 9,270 - - 0 None found
Walden's Ridge Utility District · Signal Mountain 9,265 - - 1 Below limits
Lauderdale CO Water System · Ripley 9,254 - - 0 None found
Second South Cheatham U.d. · Kingston Springs 9,243 - - 0 None found
Atoka Water System · Atoka 9,197 - - 0 None found
Big Creek Utility District · Altamont 9,185 - - 0 None found
Ashland City Water Department · Ashland City 9,173 - - 0 None found
Greenbrier Water & Sewer Dept. · Greenbrier 9,162 - - 0 None found
First U D of Carter CO · Elizabethton 9,143 - - 0 None found
First U D of Tipton CO · Covington 9,017 - - 0 None found
Cookeville Boat Dock Road UD · Cookeville 8,966 - - 0 None found
Millington Water Dept · Millington 8,935 - - 0 None found
Henderson Water Dept. · Jackson 8,924 - - 0 None found
Mount Pleasant Wat Sys #1 · Mount Pleasant 8,914 - - 0 None found
Smith Utility District · Carthage 8,913 - - 1 Below limits
Gatlinburg Water Dept · Gatlinburg 8,877 - - 0 None found
Byrdstown Water Dept · Byrdstown 8,658 - - 1 Below limits
County Wide Utility District · Alamo 8,528 - - 2 Below limits
Dewhite Utility District · Sparta 8,467 - 1.0 1 Sample at limit
Cross Anchor Utility District · Greeneville 8,449 - - 0 None found
Old Knoxville Hwy U D · Mohawk 8,296 - - 1 Below limits
Erin Water Department · Erin 8,239 - - 1 Below limits
Minor Hill Water Util Dist · Minor Hill 8,237 - 1.2 1 Sample at limit
Newbern Water Dept · Newbern 8,098 - - 0 None found
Ripley Water System · Ripley 8,030 - - 0 None found
Tn American-sequatchie Valley · Chattanooga 8,001 - - 0 None found
Maynardville Water Dept · Maynardville 7,940 - - 3 Below limits
Bangham Utility District · Cookeville 7,906 - - 0 None found
Metro Lynchburg/moore County Ut Dept #1 · Lynchburg 7,895 - - 0 None found
Baxter Water Department · Baxter 7,781 - - 0 None found
Signal Mountain Water System · Signal Mountain 7,761 - - 2 Below limits
Tellico Plains Water Dept · Tellico Plains 7,759 - - 0 None found
South Fork Utility District · Bristol 7,645 - - 0 None found
First U.d. of Hardin County · Counce 7,388 9.6 16.2 8 Above limit
South Pittsburg Water System · South Pittsburg 7,304 - - 2 Below limits
Sylvia-tenn City-pond U. D. · Dickson 7,203 - - 0 None found
Smithville Water System · Smithville 7,049 - - 0 None found
Fairview Utility District · Pulaski 7,036 - 1.6 2 Sample at limit
Nsa - Midsouth · Millington 7,000 - - 0 None found
Center Grove-winchester Spgs · Estill Springs 6,979 - - 0 None found
Double Springs Utility Distric · Cookeville 6,698 - - 0 None found
Old Gainesboro Road Util Dist · Cookeville 6,608 - - 0 None found
Union Fork-bakewell Utility District · Bakewell 6,464 - - 0 None found
Decatur Water Dept · Decatur 6,451 - - 0 None found
Westmoreland Water System · Westmoreland 6,330 - - 0 None found
Bristol-bluff City Utility District · Cookeville 6,268 - - 0 None found
Bolivar Water System · Bolivar 6,251 - - 0 None found
South Elizabethton Utility Dis · Elizabethton 6,244 - - 0 None found
Sevier County Water Department · Sevierville 6,194 - - 1 Below limits
Huntingdon Water Dept · Huntingdon 6,167 - - 0 None found
Celina Water System · Celina 6,160 - - 0 None found
Red Boiling Springs Water Syst 6,050 - - 0 None found
Spencer Water System · Mcminnville 6,022 - - 0 None found
North Stewart Utility District · Dover 5,983 - - 1 Below limits
Sewanee Utility District · Sewannee 5,970 - - 0 None found
West Robertson Water Authority · Adams 5,915 - - 0 None found
Witt Utility District · Morristown 5,771 - - 0 None found
New Market Utility District · New Market 5,703 - - 2 Below limits
Tracy City Water System · Tracy City 5,692 - - 0 None found
West Cumberland U.d. · Crossville 5,659 - - 0 None found
North Greene Utilities, Incorporated · Greeneville 5,604 - - 0 None found
Summertown Water System · Summertown 5,593 - - 0 None found
Mckenzie Water Dept · Mckenzie 5,495 - - 0 None found
Pikeville Water System · Pikeville 5,486 - - 0 None found
Friendsville Water Works · Friendsville 5,437 - - 0 None found
Fall Creek Falls Utility Dist · Pikeville 5,434 - - 0 None found
Oak Ridge National Lab X-10 · Oak Ridge 5,373 - - 0 None found
Oliver Springs Water Board · Oak Ridge 5,361 - - 0 None found
Waynesboro Water System · Waynesboro 5,354 - - 0 None found
Quebeck Walling Utility Dist · Sparta 5,349 - - 1 Below limits
Roane Central Utility District · Harriman 5,317 - - 1 Below limits
Halls Water System · Halls 5,287 - - 0 None found
Northeast Henry CO Util Dis · Springville 5,155 - - 0 None found
Trenton Water System · Trenton 5,155 - 24.0 2 Above limit
Monterey Water Dept · Monterey 5,072 - - 0 None found
Jellico Water Dept · Jellico 5,056 - - 0 None found
Somerville Water System · Somerville 5,020 - - 0 None found
Y-12 Nnsa Production Office · Oak Ridge 5,000 - - 1 Below limits
Persia Utility District · Rogersville 4,966 - - 1 Below limits
Decherd Water Dept. · Decherd 4,809 - - 0 None found
Leoma Utility District · Leoma 4,808 - - 0 None found
Loretto Water Department · Loretto 4,773 - - 0 None found
North Overton Utility District · Allons 4,729 - - 1 Below limits
Scotts Hill Water System · Scotts Hill 4,579 2.3 12.4 4 Above limit
Bon De Croft Utility District · Sparta 4,577 - - 0 None found
Unicoi Utility District · Unicoi 4,527 - - 0 None found
Northwest Clay County Utility · Moss 4,437 - - 1 Below limits
South Side U.d. #1 · Gordonsville 4,431 - - 0 None found
Hampton Utility District · Hampton 4,354 - - 0 None found
Estill Springs Water Department · Estill Springs 4,317 - - 0 None found
Parsons Water Department · Parsons 4,303 5.8 10.8 5 Above limit
Watts Bar East U.d. · Kingston 4,280 - - 2 Below limits
Monteagle Public Utility Board · Monteagle 4,179 - - 0 None found
White Pine Water System · White Pine 4,171 - 2.1 3 Sample at limit
Tennessee Ridge Water System · Tennessee Ridge 4,169 - - 0 None found
Clifton Water Dept · Clifton 4,110 7.6 14.2 5 Above limit
Allardt Water Works · Allardt 4,058 - - 0 None found
South Fulton Water System · South Fulton 4,043 - - 0 None found
Dover Water Dept · Dover 4,037 - - 0 None found
Northeast Lawrence Utility Dis · Lawrenceburg 4,017 - - 0 None found
Northwest Dyersburg U D · Dyersburg 3,996 - - 0 None found
Niota Water System · Niota 3,932 - - 0 None found
Englewood Water Dept · Englewood 3,917 - - 0 None found
River Road Utility District · Ashland City 3,859 - - 1 Below limits
Riceville Utility District · Riceville 3,843 - - 1 Below limits
North U.d. of Decatur/benton CO. · Holladay 3,818 8.5 15.2 6 Above limit
Brighton Water System · Brighton 3,715 - - 0 None found
Mason Water Dept · Mason 3,642 - - 0 None found
Carthage Water System · Carthage 3,624 - - 0 None found
Cumberland Heights Utility District · Clarksville 3,623 - - 0 None found
Wartrace Water System · Wartrace 3,576 9.0 4.1 7 Above limit
Dyersburg Sub Cons U D · Dyersburg 3,538 - - 0 None found
Gibson CO Mun Water Dist #4 · Trenton 3,386 - - 0 None found
Dresden Water Dept · Dresden 3,381 - - 0 None found
Cordell Hull Utility District · Riddleton 3,220 - - 0 None found
Jamestown Water Dept · Jamestown 3,078 - - 0 None found
Lakeview UD West · Rogersville 2,684 - - 0 None found
Ridgely Water System · Ridgely 2,059 - - 0 None found
Graysville Water Dept. · Graysville 1,872 - - 0 None found
Sharon Water System · Dyer 1,236 - - 0 None found
Copperhill Water Dept. · Copperhill 1,217 - - 0 None found

On a private well in Tennessee?

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Cite this page

Well & Tap. "PFAS in Tennessee drinking water: results for 277 systems." Data: U.S. EPA UCMR 5, final release August 2026. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/tennessee/

Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (August 2026); population from EPA SDWIS. Method.