Tennessee Drinking Water

 Note: The external links to state web sites and contacts may not be accurate at this time, we are currently reviewing this information. Please check back with us for the updates on these pages.

The water you drink

Drinking water suppliers now provide reports (sometimes called consumer confidence reports) that tell where drinking water comes from, and what contaminants may be in it.

• Read your water quality report if it is online, or
• contact your water supplier to get a copy.

To view the information about your drinking water supplier that is in EPA's database, please visit the Envirofacts page on your state.

Envirofacts data on Tennessee

If your drinking water comes from a private well, you are responsible for your water's safety.  EPA rules do not apply to private wells (although some state rules do), but EPA recommends that well owners have their water tested annually.  Contact your state to get a list of certified commercial laboratories that test drinking water.

• EPA's Private Wells site
• State Certified Laboratories

Where does drinking water come from?

To find out about the watershed that supplies your drinking water and how to protect it, click here. If your water comes from a ground water source, read about your state's ground water quality.  

State drinking water offices

Tennessee's drinking water program   
Division of Water Resources
Dept. of Environment & Conservation
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 11th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
615-532-0191

Tennessee's source water program 
Division of Water Resources
Dept. of Environment & Conservation
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 11th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
615-532-0170

Compliance trends

Each state produces an annual report on trends among its drinking water systems. Tennessee's report is not online, but read EPA's national summary.

Funds for safer water

States can use funds that the EPA makes available through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program to help their water suppliers improve drinking water quality. Find out more about Tennessee's program.  

For general information on drinking water

Contact EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.