No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting April 2019.
Serves about 3,624 people (1,410 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
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3 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr–Jun 2019 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.081 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2018 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.081 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2018 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.0826 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from February 2023 to November 2023.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-20 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CARTHAGE WATER SYSTEM (TN0000095) |
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Follow this water →Carthage Water System's phone number on EPA record is 615-735-6015. Its mailing address is P.O. BOX 259, CARTHAGE, TN 37030.
According to EPA's record, Carthage Water System uses surface water from its own intake.
EPA's record shows 3 health-based violations for Carthage Water System in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting April 2019. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Carthage Water System's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025, was 1 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Carthage Water System. Its phone number on EPA record is 615-735-6015. Its mailing address on EPA record is P.O. BOX 259, CARTHAGE, TN 37030. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.