Physical & aggregate · 2023
Odor in Nashville, TN tap water
Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Odor and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Reported level Metro Water Services | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Verbatim from Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Odor
A measure of detectable smell in the water.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
How Nashville, TN compares
4 of the 42 systems measuring Odor on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Odor:
People also ask
+Is there Odor in Nashville, TN tap water?
Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Odor and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Odor in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Odor is 3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Odor?
A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Odor over the federal limit?
4 of the 42 systems on The Water Map measuring Odor report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Tallahassee, FL, Torrance, CA, Albany, NY.
+Where does this Odor measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Odor entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Nashville, TN water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/tn/nashville/2023/source.