Inorganic chemicals · 2025
Nitrate in Walker County, TN tap water
Walker County, TN's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Nitrate at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 10 mg/L | None set |
Reported level System-wide | 0.31 mg/L | None set |
Reported level System-wide | 0.17–0.31 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Walker County, TN's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Walker County, TN compares
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People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Walker County, TN tap water?
Yes — Walker County, TN's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 10 mg/L. Walker County, TN's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Nitrate at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Nitrate. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Walker County, 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/walker-county/2025/source.