TUCKALEECHEE UTILITY DISTRICT

TOWNSEND, TN · ~14,522 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

TN0000714

State

Tennessee

City

TOWNSEND

Population served

14,522

Primary source

SWP

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 7500 began Dec 2016 Unaddressed

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Feb 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Sep 2011 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jul 2011 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

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

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Nov 2025

5.44 · max 11.4 ueq/L · 33

Copper

1 station · latest Jan 2020

0.119 · max 0.119 mg/L · 1

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 TN0000714 — 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.