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TRENTON WATER SYSTEM

TRENTON, TN · ~5,155 people served

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65
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000707

State

Tennessee

City

TRENTON

Population served

5,155

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 35 points — the score moved from 100 to 65 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 65

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

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

21 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 5.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

6.1 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

Violations & enforcement

8

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

34

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2010. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 2003 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2003 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2990 began Oct 1995 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2990 began Jul 1995 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1992 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFH May 2010
  • State action · SIF Jun 2009
  • State action · SOX Mar 2009
  • State action · SIE Dec 2008
  • State action · SIA Dec 2008
  • State action · SOX Nov 2008
  • State action · SIF Jun 2004
  • State action · SIA Oct 2003

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 Jun 2023

96.5 · max 953 ug/L · 24

Lead

1 station · latest Jun 2023

0.383 · max 6.31 ug/L · 19

Arsenic

1 station · latest Mar 2023

0.821 · max 3.92 ug/L · 14

Copper

1 station · latest Apr 2023

1.16 · max 7.73 ug/L · 14

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 TN0000707 — 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.