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Updated 2026-10-15
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Coffee County Water Quality: 2 Cities Ranked by the Records

Coffee County, Tennessee: 2 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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Across the county's systems

Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Detected in 2 systems4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest11.6 ng/L
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Detected in 2 systems4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest6.6 ng/L
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 2 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest0.8 µg/L
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Detected in 2 systems2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest10.3 ng/L
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)Detected in 2 systems400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLEHighest7.5 ng/L
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Detected in 2 systemsNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest6.6 ng/L
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)Detected in 1 system of 2 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest3 ng/L
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)Detected in 2 systemsNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest4.2 ng/L
1 more contaminant detectedShow
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)Detected in 2 systemsNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest6.3 ng/L
22 substances tested, none detected in any systemShow

Tested in these 2 systems: MANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT, TULLAHOMA UTILITIES AUTHORITY

  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • Lithium
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
2 cities

Cities ranked by the records

Showing 2 of 2 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Coffee County2 of 2 city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit
  1. Manchester6.6 ng/L
  2. Tullahoma4.8 ng/L
4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in Tennessee
Lead

0of 2 cities above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in Tennessee
Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

  1. TullahomaTULLAHOMA UTILITIES AUTHORITY · TN0000715
    30,958 served
  2. ManchesterMANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT · TN0000429
    24,975 served
Questions

Frequently asked

How does Coffee County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 2 cities in Coffee County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Tullahoma's main water system: TULLAHOMA UTILITIES AUTHORITY · PWSID TN0000715 · Purity Score 56 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Coffee County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?

2 of 2 Coffee County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Manchester (PFOA 11.6 ng/L), Tullahoma (PFOA 9.6 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 2.

Is there lead in Coffee County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 2 of 2 Coffee County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.

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