Is Mowbray Mountain, TN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Mowbray Mountain has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Northwest Utility District, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic 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 Mowbray Mountain’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Northwest Utility District
Tennessee · serves 20,710 people · about 2,500 in Mowbray Mountain
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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Hixson Utility District
Tennessee · serves 68,306 people · about 2,000 in Mowbray Mountain
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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Union Fork - Bakewell U.D.
Tennessee · serves 6,464 people · about 910 in Mowbray Mountain
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic 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 Northwest Utility District’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Mowbray Mountain
The 3 labs Tennessee certifies closest to Mowbray Mountain, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
AIRL, Inc.
Cleveland, TN · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Tennessee Tech University Water Center
Cookeville, TN · about 64 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Assured Bio Labs, LLC
Oak Ridge, TN · about 69 miles
Certified for bacteria
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 TennesseeZIP codes in Mowbray Mountain
Which ZIP codes are in Mowbray Mountain: 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 Mowbray Mountain
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Northwest Utility District’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water