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GATLINBURG WATER DEPT

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000256

State

Tennessee

City

GATLINBURG

Population served

8,877

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

4

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

14

Enforcement actions

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

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Unaddressed
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2015 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jul 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Oct 2023
  • State action · SOX Jul 2016
  • State action · SIA Aug 2015
  • State action · SIA Sep 2008
  • State action · SOX Aug 2008
  • State action · SOX Nov 1993
  • State action · SIF Nov 1993
  • State action · SIE Nov 1993

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

3 stations · latest Mar 2026

8.7 · max 87.4 ug/L · 27

Copper

3 stations · latest Mar 2026

0.539 · max 1.86 ug/L · 23

Nitrate

1 station · latest Mar 2026

0.189 · max 0.4 mg/L · 18

Lead

2 stations · latest Mar 2026

0.396 · max 1.48 ug/L · 6

Arsenic

1 station · latest Feb 2026

0.503 · max 0.513 ug/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 TN0000256 — 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.