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Is Mount Carmel, TN tap water safe?

First U.D. of Hawkins County serves Mount Carmel, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for it, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

First U.D. of Hawkins County serves Mount Carmel. In EPA’s and CDC’s records it has 1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal, and 1 health-based violation since 2016.

The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 62.9 ppb, above the legal limit.

Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.

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.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Mount Carmel

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 Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel

Which ZIP codes are in Mount Carmel: 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 Mount Carmel

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

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