Is Tullahoma, TN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Tullahoma has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Tullahoma Utilities Authority, which serves the most people here, has 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.
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 Tullahoma’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Tullahoma Utilities Authority
Tennessee · serves 30,958 people · about 380 in Tullahoma
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
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Center Grove - Winchester Springs
Tennessee · serves 6,979 people · about 360 in Tullahoma
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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Metro Lynchburg/Moore Co U.D. #1
Tennessee · serves 7,895 people · about 170 in Tullahoma
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Estill Springs Water Dept
Tennessee · serves 4,317 people · under 100 in Tullahoma
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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Duck River Utility Commission
Tennessee · serves 25 people · lists Tullahoma among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.0 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 Tullahoma Utilities Authority’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Tullahoma
The 2 labs Tennessee certifies closest to Tullahoma, 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 56 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Tennessee Tech University Water Center
Cookeville, TN · about 68 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
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 Tullahoma: 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 Tullahoma
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Tullahoma Utilities Authority’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water