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Water system · PWSID TN0000491

MURFREESBORO WATER DEPARTMENT

MURFREESBORO, TN · ~111,365 people served

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80
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000491

State

Tennessee

City

MURFREESBORO

Population served

111,365

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

6 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.5×

PFBS

14 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

13 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

10 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

8

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

26

Enforcement actions

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

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Aug 2023 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Aug 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2022 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 0300 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jan 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jan 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2050 began Apr 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Sep 2023
  • State action · SIF Sep 2023
  • State action · SOX Sep 2023
  • State action · SIE Aug 2023
  • State action · SIA Aug 2023
  • State action · SIA Aug 2023
  • State action · SIF Jun 2023
  • State action · SOX Sep 2022

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

5 stations · latest Sep 2024

1.96 · max 5.37 mg/L · 107

Manganese

2 stations · latest Sep 2023

18.3 · max 77.8 ug/L · 24

Copper

2 stations · latest Mar 2023

0.351 · max 0.77 ug/L · 13

Arsenic

1 station · latest Nov 2022

0.53 · max 0.593 ug/L · 3

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.255 · max 0.288 ug/L · 2

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 TN0000491 — 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.