PFAS in Tennessee tap water

37 of 277 tested systems measured above the federal limit. 87 had a detection of any kind.

Every public water system below was required by the EPA to test for 29 PFAS compounds. Sorted by the highest PFOA or PFOS reading, worst first. Find yours for the full set of readings and what removes them.

Water system	Highest PFOA	Highest PFOS	Found	Against the 4 ppt limit
Savannah Valley U. D.	35 ppt	18 ppt	8 of 29	Above
Fort Campbell Water System	6.4 ppt	27.3 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Trenton Water System	none detected	27 ppt	2 of 29	Above
First U.d. of Hardin County	17.3 ppt	25.9 ppt	8 of 29	Above
Camden Water Dept	13 ppt	24 ppt	7 of 29	Above
North U.d. of Decatur/benton Co.	11.2 ppt	20.3 ppt	6 of 29	Above
Jackson Water System	none detected	20 ppt	3 of 29	Above
Clifton Water Dept	9.4 ppt	17 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Scotts Hill Water System	4.6 ppt	17 ppt	4 of 29	Above
Savannah Utility Dept	none detected	15.8 ppt	3 of 29	Above
Parsons Water Department	6.9 ppt	13 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Hillsville Utility District	11.9 ppt	7.3 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Manchester Water Department, Tn	11.6 ppt	6.6 ppt	8 of 29	Above
Wartrace Water System	11.6 ppt	6.1 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Marshall Co Bd P.u. #1	11 ppt	5 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Tullahoma Utilities Authority	9.6 ppt	4.8 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Lewisburg Water System	8.8 ppt	5.3 ppt	6 of 29	Above
Bedford County Utility District	8.2 ppt	4.8 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Nolensville-college Grove Ud	8.1 ppt	none detected	6 of 29	Above
Shelbyville Water System	7.9 ppt	5.9 ppt	6 of 29	Above
Maury Co Water System	7.1 ppt	4.1 ppt	6 of 29	Above
Erwin Utilities Authority	4.1 ppt	6.7 ppt	4 of 29	Above
Wilson Co Water & Wastewater	6.5 ppt	none detected	5 of 29	Above
Fairview Utility District	none detected	6.2 ppt	2 of 29	Above
Spring Hill Water Dept	6.1 ppt	none detected	5 of 29	Above
Murfreesboro Water Department	6 ppt	none detected	5 of 29	Above
Ocoee Utility District	6 ppt	4.5 ppt	6 of 29	Above
Kingsport Water Dept	none detected	5.9 ppt	1 of 29	Above
Smyrna Water System	5.8 ppt	none detected	5 of 29	Above
La Vergne Water System	5.5 ppt	none detected	5 of 29	Above
Minor Hill Water Util Dist	none detected	5 ppt	1 of 29	Above
Lenoir City Utility Board	none detected	4.6 ppt	4 of 29	Above
Bloomingdale Utility District	none detected	4.3 ppt	1 of 29	Above
Shady Grove Utility District	none detected	4.2 ppt	2 of 29	Above
White Pine Water System	none detected	4.2 ppt	3 of 29	Above
Dandridge Water Management Facility	none detected	4.1 ppt	6 of 29	Above
Dewhite Utility District	none detected	4.1 ppt	1 of 29	Above
Adamsville Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alcoa Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Algood Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Allardt Water Works	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alpha-talbott Utility District	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Anderson County Water Authority	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Arthur-shawanee Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ashland City Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Athens Utilities Board	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Atoka Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bangham Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bartlett Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Baxter Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bean Station Utility District	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Big Creek Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Blountville Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bolivar Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bon Aqua-lyles Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bon de Croft Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Brentwood Water Deptartment	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Brighton Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bristol Deptartment of Utilities	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bristol-bluff City Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Brownsville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Byrdstown Water Dept	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Carthage Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Caryville-jacksboro Utilities Commission	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Castalian Springs-bethpage U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Celina Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Center Grove-winchester Spgs	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Centerville Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Chuckey Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
City of Maryville Water and Sewer Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Claiborne Utilities District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Clarksville Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cleveland Utilities	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Clinton Utilities Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Collierville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Columbia Power and Water Systems	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Consolidated U D of Rutherford	none detected	none detected	4 of 29	Within
Cookeville Boat Dock Road Ud	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cookeville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Copperhill Water Dept.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cordell Hull Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
County Wide Utility District	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Covington Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Crab Orchard Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cross Anchor Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Crossville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cumberland Heights Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cumberland Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Cunningham Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dayton Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Decatur Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Decherd Water Dept.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dekalb Utility District #1	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Double Springs Utility Distric	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dover Water Dept, Tn	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dresden Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dunlap Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dyersburg Sub Cons U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dyersburg Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
East Montgomery Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Eastside Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Elizabethton Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Englewood Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Erin Water Department	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Estill Springs Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Etowah Utilities	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fall Creek Falls Utility Dist	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fayetteville Public Utilities	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fentress County U.d.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
First U D of Carter Co	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
First U D of Tipton Co	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
First Util Dist of Knox County	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
First Utility District of Hawkins County	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Franklin Water Dept	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Friendsville Water Works	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gallatin Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gatlinburg Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Germantown Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gibson Co Mun Water Dist #4	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gladeville Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Glen Hills Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Graysville Water Dept.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Greenbrier Water & Sewer Dept.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Greeneville Water & Light Comm	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
H.b.& T.s. Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Halls Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hallsdale-powell Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hampton Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Harpeth Valley U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Harriman Utility Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hartsville-troudale Wat/sew U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Henderson Water Dept.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hendersonville U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hixson Utility District	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Hohenwald Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Humbolt Utilities-water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Huntingdon Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Huntsville Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Jamestown Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Jasper Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Jefferson City Water & Sewer C	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Jellico Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Johnson City Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Jonesborough Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kingston Water System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Knox-chapman Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Knoxville Utilities Board-kub	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
La Follette Utilities Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lafayette Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Laguardo Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lakeview Ud West	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lauderdale Co Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lawrenceburg Utility Systems	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lebanon Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Leoma Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lexington Water Systems	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lincoln Co Bd of P.u. #1	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Linden Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Livingston Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Loretto Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Loudon Utilities Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Luttrell-blaine-corryton U.d.	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Madison Suburban Ud	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Madisonville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mallory Valley Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Martin Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mason Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Maynardville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Mckenzie Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mcminnville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Memphis Light, Gas, & Water	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Metro Lynchburg/moore County Ut Dept #1	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Milan Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Milcrofton Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Millington Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Monteagle Public Utility Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Monterey Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Morristown Water System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Mount Pleasant Wat Sys #1	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mountain City Water Dept.	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Munford Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Nashville Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
New Market Utility District	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Newbern Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Newport Utilities Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Niota Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
North Greene Utilities, Incorporated	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
North Overton Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
North Stewart Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
North West Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northeast Henry Co Util Dis	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northeast Knox U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northeast Lawrence Utility Dis	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northwest Clay County Utility	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Northwest Dyersburg U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Nsa - Midsouth	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
O'connor Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oak Ridge Dept of Public Works	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oak Ridge National Lab X-10	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oakland Water Dept, Tn	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Old Gainesboro Road Util Dist	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Old Knoxville Hwy U D	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Oliver Springs Water Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oneida W&s Comm	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Paris Bd of Public Utilities	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Persia Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Pigeon Forge Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pikeville Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Plateau Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Pleasant View Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Poplar Grove Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Portland Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pulaski Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Quebeck Walling Utility Dist	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Red Boiling Springs Water Syst	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Riceville Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Ridgely Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ripley Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
River Road Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Roane Central Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Rockwood Water System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Rogersville Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Russellville Whitesburg U D	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Second South Cheatham U.d.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Selmer Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sevier County Water Department	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Sevierville Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sewanee Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sharon Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Signal Mountain Water System	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Smith Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Smithville Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Somerville Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Blount Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Cumberland U.d.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Elizabethton Utility Dis	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Fork Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Fulton Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Pittsburg Water System	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
South Side U.d. #1	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sparta Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Spencer Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Springfield Water System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Summertown Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sweetwater Utility Board	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sylvia-tenn City-pond U. D.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tellico Area Services System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tellico Plains Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tellico Village Poa	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tennessee American Water	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Tennessee Ridge Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tn American-sequatchie Valley	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tracy City Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tuckaleechee Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Unicoi Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Union City Water Dept	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Union Fork-bakewell Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Walden's Ridge Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Warren County Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Water Auth. of Dickson County	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Watts Bar East U.d.	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Watts Bar Utility District	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Waverly Water Department	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Waynesboro Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Cumberland U.d.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Knox Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Overton Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Robertson Water Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Warren-viola U. D.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Wilson Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Westmoreland Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
White House Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Winchester Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Witt Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Woodbury Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Woodlawn Utility District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Y-12 Nnsa Production Office	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within

All 277 systems the EPA tested in Tennessee, every one of them with its own page. Each was tested for 29 PFAS compounds.

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Source, the EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final dataset published 2026-10-15. Original data →