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Is Church Hill, TN tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Church Hill, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

1 of the 2 utilities serving Church Hill has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: First U.D. of Hawkins County.

First U.D. of Hawkins County, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 62.9 ppb, above the legal limit.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Church Hill’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in First U.D. of Hawkins County’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Church Hill

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Tennessee certifies.

No lab Tennessee certifies is within 75 miles of Church Hill on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.

Tennessee Department of Health: Water quality testing for eligible private wells and springs, through the program formerly called SafeWATCH. Contact the department's Waterborne Disease Team to ask about eligibility. Free for eligible wells and springs. Waterborne Diseases, Tennessee Department of Health.

All 37 certified labs for Tennessee

ZIP codes in Church Hill

Which ZIP codes are in Church Hill: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology.

Near Church Hill

Other towns in Hawkins County with a page of their own.

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