LAUDERDALE CO WATER SYSTEM

RIPLEY, TN · ~9,254 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000581

State

Tennessee

City

RIPLEY

Population served

9,254

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2015 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jun 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Jun 2024
State action · SIE Nov 2023
State action · SIA Nov 2023
State action · SIA Aug 2015
State action · SOX Aug 2015
State action · SIA Dec 2012
State action · SIE Dec 2012
State action · SOX Dec 2012

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

5 stations · latest Mar 2026

343 · max 808 ug/L · 52

Copper

5 stations · latest Mar 2026

1.87 · max 9.08 ug/L · 48

Arsenic

5 stations · latest Mar 2026

2.92 · max 7.72 ug/L · 46

Lead

5 stations · latest Oct 2025

1.04 · max 8.21 ug/L · 38

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 TN0000581 — 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.