Is Clarksville, TN tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 7 utilities serving Clarksville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Woodlawn Utility District, East Montgomery U.D. and Cunningham Utility District.
Clarksville Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Clarksville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Clarksville Water Department
Tennessee · serves 251,864 people · about 73,500 in Clarksville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Woodlawn Utility District
Tennessee · serves 12,714 people · about 3,000 in Clarksville
2 results above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 62.1 ppb, above the legal limit.
7 health-based violations since 2016
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Fort Campbell
Kentucky · serves 22,000 people · about 2,900 in Clarksville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fort Campbell Water System
Tennessee · serves 43,270 people · about 2,000 in Clarksville
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 27.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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East Montgomery U.D.
Tennessee · serves 18,382 people · about 1,800 in Clarksville
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 64.8 ppb, above the legal limit.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Cunningham Utility District
Tennessee · serves 16,068 people · about 1,400 in Clarksville
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 73.5 ppb, above the legal limit.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Cumberland Heights U.D.
Tennessee · serves 3,623 people · about 940 in Clarksville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Clarksville Water Department’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Clarksville
The 3 labs Tennessee certifies closest to Clarksville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Jacobs - Fort Campbell Water Plant
Fort Campbell, KY · about 8 miles
Certified for metals, minerals and other inorganics
Logan-Todd Regional Water Commission
Guthrie, KY · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Madisonville, KY
Madisonville, KY · about 54 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
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 TennesseeWhich ZIP codes are in Clarksville: 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. Certified labs: TDEC, commercial laboratories certified for drinking water analysis; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Clarksville
Other towns in Montgomery County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Clarksville Water Department’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water