Drinking water quality · 2002
· Verified
What's in Lenoir City Utility Board, TN tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Lenoir City Utility Board, TN water system's 2002 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2002
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- TN
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound above EPA limits in Lenoir City Utility Board, TN
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFOS (Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.1×)PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFBS
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Lenoir City Utility Board, TN's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 2 sources.
Source
- TENNESSEE RIVER
- ALLEN FINE SPRG
Treatment
- MUDDY CREEK PLA
- TN RIVER
- NELSON ST PLANT
- + 1 more
Distribution
Also buys water from FIRST U.D. OF KNOX COUNTY.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based2 violations on record · most recent Jan 1989resolved
- Treatment technique violationHealth-based1 violation on record · most recent Apr 2019resolved
- Other2 violations on record · most recent Jul 20252 open
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.0031 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Lenoir City Utility Board, TN's water
+Is Lenoir City Utility Board, TN tap water safe to drink in 2002?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Lenoir City Utility Board, TN's 2002 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Lenoir City Utility Board, TN tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Lenoir City Utility Board, TN's 2002 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Lenoir City Utility Board, TN's 2002 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Lenoir City Utility Board, TN's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2002 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.