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Tennessee Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 32 public water systems in Tennessee, serving a combined 5,628,053 residents. The statewide average grade is C.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
C
77/100
Total utilities rated 32
Population served 5,628,053
Most recent test 2024

Top water quality concerns in Tennessee

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination
  • Bromodichloromethane significantly above health guideline

Grade distribution

A
2 (6%)
B
22 (69%)
C
8 (25%)
D
0 (0%)
F
0 (0%)

All rated utilities in Tennessee

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS, & WATER MEMPHIS 659,500 87 A
#2 HIXSON UTILITY DISTRICT HIXSON 68,306 86 A
#3 CLEVELAND UTILITIES CLEVELAND 95,087 84 B
#4 CONSOLIDATED U.D. OF RUTHERFORD CO MURFREESBORO 221,871 84 B
#5 METRO WATER SERVICES NASHVILLE 778,153 83 B
#6 BARTLETT WATER SYSTEM BARTLETT 57,129 83 B
#7 LEBANON WATER SYSTEM LEBANON 60,669 81 B
#8 CLARKSVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT CLARKSVILLE 251,864 80 B
#9 KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD - KUB KNOXVILLE 254,671 80 B
#10 TENNESSEE AMERICAN WATER CHATTANOOGA 207,046 79 B
#11 COLUMBIA POWER AND WATER SYSTEMS COLUMBIA 84,617 79 B
#12 GALLATIN WATER DEPARTMENT GALLATIN 65,964 79 B
#13 Nashville Municipal Water System Nashville 670,000 79 B
#14 EASTSIDE UTILITY DISTRICT CHATTANOOGA 59,612 78 B
#15 JOHNSON CITY WATER DEPT JOHNSON CITY 105,057 78 B
#16 HALLSDALE-POWELL U.D. KNOXVILLE 84,315 77 B
#17 FIRST U.D. OF KNOX COUNTY KNOXVILLE 115,531 77 B
#18 MADISON SUBURBAN U.D. MADISON 81,203 77 B
#19 WEST WILSON UTILITY DISTRICT MOUNT JULIET 86,978 77 B
#20 WATER AUTH OF DICKSON COUNTY DICKSON 68,675 76 B
#21 HARPETH VALLEY U.D. NASHVILLE 65,518 76 B
#22 HENDERSONVILLE U.D. HENDERSONVILLE 59,034 76 B
#23 JACKSON WATER SYSTEM JACKSON 91,111 76 B
#24 WEST KNOX UTILITY DISTRICT KNOXVILLE 77,825 76 B
#25 FRANKLIN WATER DEPT FRANKLIN 77,222 74 C
#26 WHITE HOUSE UTILITY DISTRICT HENDERSONVILLE 130,411 74 C
#27 SMYRNA WATER SYSTEM SMYRNA 60,876 72 C
#28 MURFREESBORO WATER DEPARTMENT MURFREESBORO 111,365 71 C
#29 SPRING HILL WATER DEPT SPRING HILL 65,840 71 C
#30 SOUTH BLOUNT UTILITY DISTRICT MARYVILLE 53,864 69 C
#31 KINGSPORT WATER DEPT KINGSPORT 107,739 65 C
#32 Memphis Municipal Water System Memphis 651,000 65 C