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KINGSPORT WATER DEPT

80
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000349

State

Tennessee

City

KINGSPORT

Population served

107,739

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 20 points — the score moved from 100 to 80 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 80

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 Jul 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.5×

Lithium

44,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

3

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

10

Enforcement actions

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

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Unaddressed
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFH Oct 2024
  • State action · SIA Oct 2023
  • State action · SOX Jul 2011
  • State action · SIA Aug 2010
  • State action · SIA Nov 2006
  • State action · SIE Nov 2006
  • State action · SOX Nov 2006
  • State action · SOX Aug 1992

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 Feb 2026

27.6 · max 80.1 ug/L · 57

Copper

3 stations · latest Feb 2026

1.45 · max 3.08 ug/L · 37

Arsenic

3 stations · latest Feb 2026

1.23 · max 3.91 ug/L · 25

Nitrate

1 station · latest Jun 2024

0.499 · max 0.56 mg/L · 13

Lead

1 station · latest Jan 2025

0.312 · max 0.36 ug/L · 4

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 TN0000349 — 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.