Is Lynchburg, Moore County, TN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 10 utilities serving Lynchburg, Moore County has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Metro Lynchburg/Moore Co U.D. #1, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.1 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 Lynchburg, Moore County’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Metro Lynchburg/Moore Co U.D. #1
Tennessee · serves 7,895 people · about 3,600 in Lynchburg, Moore County
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lincoln Co B.P.U. #1
Tennessee · serves 23,846 people · about 850 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Winchester Water System
Tennessee · serves 25,683 people · about 570 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fayetteville Public Utilities
Tennessee · serves 16,064 people · about 570 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Center Grove - Winchester Springs
Tennessee · serves 6,979 people · about 420 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Tullahoma Utilities Authority
Tennessee · serves 30,958 people · about 410 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 9.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lincoln Co B.P.U. #2
Tennessee · serves 2,350 people · about 160 in Lynchburg, Moore County
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Belvidere Rural U.D.
Tennessee · serves 1,771 people · about 140 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Estill Springs Water Dept
Tennessee · serves 4,317 people · under 100 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Decherd Water Dept
Tennessee · serves 4,809 people · under 100 in Lynchburg, Moore County
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 7.9 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 Metro Lynchburg/Moore Co U.D. #1’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 Lynchburg, Moore County
The lab Tennessee certifies closest to Lynchburg, Moore County, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical National Center for Testing&Evaluation
Mount Juliet, TN · about 67 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
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 Lynchburg, Moore County: 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 Lynchburg, Moore County
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Metro Lynchburg/Moore Co U.D. #1’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water