Drinking water quality · 2025
What's in Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN water system's 2025 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- TN
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 196 sources.
Source
- LITCHTERMANN ST WELL - · 22
- MCCORD STATION WELL - · 18
- MORTON STATION WELL - · 17
- SHAW STATION WELL - · 16
- + 81 more
Treatment
- SHEAHAN ST (24)
- ALLEN ST (31)
- MCCORD ST (25)
- + 18 more
Distribution
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.
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.00473 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN's water
+Is Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN tap water safe to drink in 2025?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN's 2025 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 Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN's 2025 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 Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, TN's 2025 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 Memphis Light, Gas, & Water, 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 2025 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.