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SELMER WATER SYSTEM

SELMER, TN · ~20,648 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000615

State

Tennessee

City

SELMER

Population served

20,648

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

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Dec 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

72,900 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

9

Violations on record

3

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

30

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2025. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2024 Unaddressed
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2022 Unaddressed
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2022 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF May 2025
  • State action · SIA Nov 2024
  • State action · SIA Oct 2023
  • State action · SIE Oct 2023
  • State action · SIA Dec 2022
  • State action · SIA Jul 2022
  • State action · SOX Jun 2021
  • State action · SIF Jun 2021

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

7 stations · latest Jun 2025

129 · max 1,050 ug/L · 75

Copper

3 stations · latest Jun 2025

0.644 · max 3.06 ug/L · 55

Arsenic

4 stations · latest Jun 2025

1.08 · max 1.97 ug/L · 48

Lead

4 stations · latest Jun 2025

0.453 · max 2.84 ug/L · 36

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 TN0000615 — 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.