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GERMANTOWN WATER DEPT

GERMANTOWN, TN · ~37,738 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000262

State

Tennessee

City

GERMANTOWN

Population served

37,738

Primary source

Groundwater

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

76

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

53

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2017. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2013 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0700 began Jun 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1094 began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 2011 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jun 2017
  • State action · SIA Aug 2016
  • State action · SIE Aug 2016
  • State action · SOX Jun 2016
  • State action · SIF Jun 2014
  • State action · SIA Mar 2014
  • State action · SIE Mar 2014
  • State action · SOX Mar 2014

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

Nitrate

3 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.203 · max 0.303 mg/l as N · 16

Fluoride

3 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.03 · max 0.04 mg/l · 8

Lead

3 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.237 · max 1.16 ug/l · 8

Manganese

3 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.465 · max 0.89 ug/l · 6

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 TN0000262 — 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.