Tennessee Tap Water Quality by City
EPA UCMR5 PFAS monitoring, MCL / guideline flags, and WaterCheckup grades for 5 cities in Tennessee. "At Risk" means at least one UCMR analyte flagged above an EPA limit or a regulated PFAS violation on record for that system. "Monitor" means no such flag in UCMR data, but the city profile is medium or high concern. "Safe" means no exceedance flags and a low-concern city profile (still not a guarantee for every tap).
Five most common UCMR analytes with detections (>0) in our tracked Tennessee cities — each city counted once per compound.
| CITY | GRADE | CONTAMINANTS ABOVE LIMIT | POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Metro Nashville Water Services | FAT RISK | 32 MCL violations | 700K |
| Memphis Memphis Light Gas and Water | FAT RISK | 32 MCL violations | 630K |
| Knoxville Knoxville Utilities Board | FAT RISK | 32 MCL violations | 190K |
| Chattanooga Tennessee American Water | FAT RISK | 32 MCL violations | 180K |
| Murfreesboro Murfreesboro Water Resources | FAT RISK | 32 MCL violations | 140K |
County-level grades roll up every WaterCheckup city we map into the same county (via USPS city–county reference data).
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Tennessee water quality varies by city and water system. UCMR5 reports PFAS and related analytes; the "above limit" column uses the EPA-limit flags bundled with each analyte in our dataset (same basis as city pages). Here, 5 of 5 tracked cities show at least one such flag or a regulated violation count.
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