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Water system · PWSID TN0000056

BLOOMINGDALE UTILITY DISTRICT

KINGSPORT, TN · ~13,318 people served

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90
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000056

State

Tennessee

City

KINGSPORT

Population served

13,318

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 10 points — the score moved from 100 to 90 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 90

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Aug 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

Violations & enforcement

11

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

35

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2024. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began May 2019 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0800 health-based began Apr 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2014 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Dec 2010 Addressed
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2009 Addressed
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Apr 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Apr 2001 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFO Mar 2024
  • State action · SFO Mar 2024
  • State action · SOX Mar 2024
  • State action · SIA Oct 2023
  • State action · SIF May 2022
  • State action · SIE Apr 2022
  • State action · SIA Apr 2022
  • State action · SOX Mar 2022

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

1 station · latest Jun 2024

9.48 · max 13.2 ug/L · 12

Copper

1 station · latest Jun 2024

0.346 · max 1.05 ug/L · 4

Arsenic

1 station · latest Jun 2024

0.549 · max 0.623 ug/L · 2

Lead

1 station · latest Jun 2024

0.26 · max 0.27 ug/L · 2

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system TN0000056 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.