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 D.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
D
66/100
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
0 (0%)
B
2 (6%)
C
22 (69%)
D
7 (22%)
F
1 (3%)

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 77 B
#2 HIXSON UTILITY DISTRICT HIXSON 68,306 75 B
#3 METRO WATER SERVICES NASHVILLE 778,153 74 C
#4 CONSOLIDATED U.D. OF RUTHERFORD CO MURFREESBORO 221,871 71 C
#5 CLEVELAND UTILITIES CLEVELAND 95,087 70 C
#6 Nashville Municipal Water System Nashville 670,000 70 C
#7 BARTLETT WATER SYSTEM BARTLETT 57,129 69 C
#8 COLUMBIA POWER AND WATER SYSTEMS COLUMBIA 84,617 67 C
#9 EASTSIDE UTILITY DISTRICT CHATTANOOGA 59,612 67 C
#10 GALLATIN WATER DEPARTMENT GALLATIN 65,964 67 C
#11 HARPETH VALLEY U.D. NASHVILLE 65,518 67 C
#12 HENDERSONVILLE U.D. HENDERSONVILLE 59,034 67 C
#13 JOHNSON CITY WATER DEPT JOHNSON CITY 105,057 67 C
#14 LEBANON WATER SYSTEM LEBANON 60,669 67 C
#15 KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD - KUB KNOXVILLE 254,671 66 C
#16 TENNESSEE AMERICAN WATER CHATTANOOGA 207,046 65 C
#17 CLARKSVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT CLARKSVILLE 251,864 65 C
#18 WATER AUTH OF DICKSON COUNTY DICKSON 68,675 65 C
#19 FRANKLIN WATER DEPT FRANKLIN 77,222 65 C
#20 HALLSDALE-POWELL U.D. KNOXVILLE 84,315 65 C
#21 FIRST U.D. OF KNOX COUNTY KNOXVILLE 115,531 65 C
#22 WEST KNOX UTILITY DISTRICT KNOXVILLE 77,825 65 C
#23 MADISON SUBURBAN U.D. MADISON 81,203 65 C
#24 WEST WILSON UTILITY DISTRICT MOUNT JULIET 86,978 65 C
#25 SOUTH BLOUNT UTILITY DISTRICT MARYVILLE 53,864 63 D
#26 WHITE HOUSE UTILITY DISTRICT HENDERSONVILLE 130,411 63 D
#27 JACKSON WATER SYSTEM JACKSON 91,111 62 D
#28 SMYRNA WATER SYSTEM SMYRNA 60,876 61 D
#29 MURFREESBORO WATER DEPARTMENT MURFREESBORO 111,365 59 D
#30 SPRING HILL WATER DEPT SPRING HILL 65,840 59 D
#31 KINGSPORT WATER DEPT KINGSPORT 107,739 57 D
#32 Memphis Municipal Water System Memphis 651,000 51 F