Is Crump, TN tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Crump has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Adamsville Water System, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 110 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. 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 Crump’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Adamsville Water System
Tennessee · serves 9,985 people · about 920 in Crump
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 110 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Selmer Water System
Tennessee · serves 20,648 people · under 100 in Crump
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 72.9 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 Adamsville Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Crump
The lab Tennessee certifies closest to Crump, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Jackson (former Waypoint LLC)
Jackson, TN · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics
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 Crump: 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 Crump
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Adamsville Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water