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NEWBERN WATER DEPT

NEWBERN, TN · ~8,098 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000496

State

Tennessee

City

NEWBERN

Population served

8,098

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

16

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

19

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2022. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2022 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jun 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1036 began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Antimony began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jan 2002 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Dec 2022
  • State action · SIF Jun 2018
  • State action · SOX Mar 2018
  • State action · SIA Dec 2017
  • State action · SIE Dec 2017
  • State action · SOX Nov 2017
  • State action · SIF Jul 2007
  • State action · SIA Jul 2006

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

Copper

1 station · latest Mar 2026

1.58 · max 7.39 ug/L · 25

Lead

1 station · latest Mar 2026

1.14 · max 6.81 ug/L · 25

Manganese

1 station · latest Mar 2026

152 · max 412 ug/L · 25

Arsenic

1 station · latest Mar 2026

1.65 · max 3.52 ug/L · 20

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 TN0000496 — 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.