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Water system · PWSID TN0000450

MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS, & WATER

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000450

State

Tennessee

City

MEMPHIS

Population served

659,500

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

1

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

2

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2008. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2008 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Sep 2008
  • State action · SOX Aug 2008

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

40 stations · latest Mar 2026

169 · max 2,640 ug/L · 641

Lead

39 stations · latest Mar 2026

0.813 · max 17.7 ug/L · 587

Copper

40 stations · latest Mar 2026

2.33 · max 18.9 ug/L · 582

Arsenic

40 stations · latest Mar 2026

2.85 · max 21.3 ug/L · 559

Fluoride

16 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.07 · max 0.11 mg/l · 37

Nitrate

1 station · latest Apr 2025

0.192 · max 0.29 mg/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 TN0000450 — 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.