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Is South Carthage, TN tap water safe?

4 utilities serve South Carthage, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

4 of the 4 utilities serving South Carthage have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Smith Utility District, Carthage Water System, Cordell Hull Utility District and 1 more.

Smith Utility District, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 53.3 ppb, above the legal limit.

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 South Carthage’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Smith Utility District’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near South Carthage

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.

The 2 labs Tennessee certifies closest to South Carthage, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Tennessee Tech University Water Center

    Cookeville, TN · about 26 miles

    Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts

    (931) 372-3538

  • Pace Analytical National Center for Testing&Evaluation

    Mount Juliet, TN · about 29 miles

    Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity

    (615) 758-5858

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 South Carthage

Which ZIP codes are in South Carthage: 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 South Carthage

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