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Brownsville Water Department

EPA monitoring tested this supplier for 59 contaminants and detected 6. A detection doesn't automatically mean the water is unsafe — the level and EPA source for each is below.

59
contaminants tested
6
detected
12,845
people served
0
health-based violations
Tennessee rankingsLead in TennesseePFAS in Tennessee
Water source
Ground water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Haywood

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

0
health-based violations
27
violations on file
0
still open
ViolationTypeStatusPeriod
Other Monitoring Resolved 2012-07-01
Other Monitoring Resolved 2012-07-01
Other Monitoring Resolved 2007-07-01
Other Monitoring Resolved 2007-07-01
MR Monitoring Resolved 2007-05-01 → 2007-05-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2007-05-01 → 2007-05-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2007-05-01 → 2007-05-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2007-05-01 → 2007-05-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2007-04-01 → 2007-06-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2007-04-01 → 2007-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
Pfhxa 0.0280 µg/L 1/4 2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.
ContaminantLevel vs EPA limitDetection rateSourcePeriod
TTHM
34.1 µg/L 43%
of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
 31/32 SYR4 2014–2019
Nitrate
785 µg/L 7.9%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
 24/24 SYR4 2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
4.1 µg/L 6.8%
of the EPA limit 60 µg/L
 17/32 SYR4 2014–2019
Lead
0.0011 mg/L 7.3%
of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L
 10/10 LCR 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U
1.3 pCi/L 8.7%
of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L
 2/2 SYR4 2014
53 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBenzeneChlorobenzeneCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaLassoNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
STOOTS, RUSS
Phone
731-780-8456
Email
rstoots@budutil.com

Frequently asked questions about Brownsville Water Department

Is Brownsville Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 6 contaminants in Brownsville Water Department's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Brownsville Water Department's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Nitrate, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Brownsville Water Department serve?

Brownsville Water Department reports serving 12,845 people in Tennessee, per its EPA record.

Has Brownsville Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 27 violations on file for Brownsville Water Department, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.