Is Unionville, TN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Unionville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Bedford County U.D..
Bedford County U.D., which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Fluoride at 5.3 ppm, above the limit’s level, no violation.
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 Unionville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Bedford County U.D.
Tennessee · serves 23,641 people · about 730 in Unionville
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Fluoride at 5.3 ppm, above the limit’s level, no violation.
13 health-based violations since 2016
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Shelbyville Water System
Tennessee · serves 36,813 people · about 130 in Unionville
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S.
Tennessee · serves 634 people · under 100 in Unionville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Marshall Co B.P.U. #1
Tennessee · serves 13,257 people · under 100 in Unionville
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 11 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Bedford County U.D.’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: Fluoride, PFOA, PFOS, 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: Fluoride, PFOA, PFOS, Arsenic, Lead
Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Fluoride, PFOA, PFOS, Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Unionville
The 2 labs Tennessee certifies closest to Unionville, 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 42 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Tennessee Tech University Water Center
Cookeville, TN · about 74 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 Unionville: 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 Unionville
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Bedford County U.D.’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for FluorideRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for fluoride, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water