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Water system · PWSID TN0000251

GAINESBORO WATER SYSTEM

GAINSBORO, TN · ~1,596 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000251

State

Tennessee

City

GAINSBORO

Population served

1,596

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

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

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

16

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

38

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2023. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2010 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 0500 began Nov 2010 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 0300 began Nov 2010 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Nov 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2009 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jun 2023
  • State action · SOX Dec 2022
  • State action · SOX Oct 2022
  • State action · SOX Mar 2022
  • State action · SIA Dec 2021
  • State action · SIE Dec 2021
  • State action · SIA Dec 2021
  • State action · SIA Dec 2021

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

Arsenic

1 station · latest Sep 2020

0.0005 · max 0.0006 mg/L · 3

Copper

1 station · latest Sep 2020

0.0008 · max 0.0009 mg/L · 3

Lead

1 station · latest Sep 2020

0.0006 · max 0.0017 mg/L · 3

Manganese

1 station · latest Sep 2020

0.078 · max 0.166 mg/L · 3

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 TN0000251 — 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.