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PARSONS WATER DEPARTMENT

41
Action needed
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000541

State

Tennessee

City

PARSONS

Population served

4,303

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 59 points — the score moved from 100 to 41 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 41

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 Jun 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

13 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 3.3×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

6.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.7×

PFBA

7.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

4

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

8

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFO Sep 2008
  • State action · SOX Jun 2007
  • State action · SIF Jun 2007
  • State action · SIE Apr 2007
  • State action · SIA Apr 2007
  • EPA/federal action · EID Apr 1997
  • State action · SIA Jun 1990
  • EPA/federal action · EFJ Sep 1982

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

1 station · latest Jan 2026

203 · max 453 ug/L · 18

Copper

1 station · latest Jan 2026

0.835 · max 1.21 ug/L · 17

Lead

1 station · latest Oct 2025

0.468 · max 0.727 ug/L · 15

Arsenic

1 station · latest Jan 2026

1.38 · max 1.86 ug/L · 14

Nitrate

1 station · latest Apr 2023

0.313 · max 0.708 mg/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 TN0000541 — 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.