Lead Pipe Map

Lead pipes in Tennessee

Tennessee's 445 community water systems reported 23,018 lead and 41,099 galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines, plus 621,497 of unknown material. That ranks #15 among states for confirmed lead lines.

23,018Lead
41,099Galvanized, replace
621,497Unknown
70Systems with lead

2.2% of the service lines Tennessee utilities reported are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national share of 3.1%. 22% are still unidentified (national: 21%). The largest counts are in Metro Water Services (24,673), Memphis Light, Gas, & Water (17,554), Dayton Water Dept (4,519).

Since 2025 Q1, reported lead and galvanized lines in Tennessee went from 64,137 to 64,117 (down 20). See which systems made the most progress.

Systems with confirmed lead lines (70)

Water systemLeadGalv.Unknown% leadPeople
Metro Water ServicesNashville2,81821,85576,18011%789,969
Memphis Light, Gas, & WaterMemphis17,022532164,5915.7%659,500
Dayton Water DeptDayton04,5192938%25,054
Clarksville Water DepartmentClarksville03,28403.7%251,864
Tennessee American WaterChattanooga2,368043,2082.6%207,046
Jefferson City W&S CommJefferson City02,083056%9,764
Lebanon Water SystemLebanon01,7251313%60,669
Oak Ridge Dept of Public WorksOak Ridge01,0829,5097.6%41,614
Gallatin Water DepartmentGallatin09273,8304.7%65,964
Hillsville Utility DistrictCoffee County0635014%11,325
Lafayette Water SystemLafayette061707.0%22,435
Milan Water DeptMilan380202013%10,932
Portland Water SystemPortland057207.0%25,761
Lewisburg Water SystemLewisburg15314,3686.8%24,569
Bean Station Utility DistrictBean Station25110439.0%10,748
Rogersville Water DeptRogersville029206.1%13,729
Ashland City Water DepartmentAshland City52801132%9,159
Centerville Water SystemCenterville025446.2%11,011
Carthage Water SystemCartahage241466214%3,950
Watertown Water SystemWatertown0160023%1,944
Tiptonville Water SystemTiptonville014535112%2,627
Tuckaleechee Utility DistrictBlount County012302.5%14,522
Bluff City Water DepartmentBluff City01147059.5%2,763
Rockwood Water, Sewer & GasRockwood01061,1132.3%11,412
Northwest Utility DistrictSoddy-Daisy3921,5051.1%20,710
Brownsville Water DepartmentBrownsville9127621.7%12,845
Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton U.D.Luttrell08602.2%10,529
Quebeck Walling U.D.White County07903.9%5,588
Mosheim Utility DistrictGreene County0711469.5%2,270
Eastside Utility DistrictChattanooga0576,1780.2%59,612
Jackson Water SystemJackson15222,7040.1%91,111
Sneedville U.D.Sneedville05305.6%3,044
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1Mount Pleasant0492,1451.7%8,914
Dresden Water DeptDresden03502.4%3,381
Humboldt Utilities-Water DeptHumboldt1913220.7%9,908
South Pittsburg Water SystemSouth Pattsburg0282,3260.9%7,276
Intermont Utility DistrictSullivan County027106.7%1,848
Oliver Springs Water BoardOliver Springs02601.2%5,361
Mountain City Water DeptMountain City2212,1330.4%9,304
Chapel Hill Water SystemChapel Hill4162531.8%3,426
Fairview Utility DistrictGiles County01500.6%7,036
Bells Public Utility DistrictBells58181.3%2,610
Friendsville Water WorksBlount County0101,0080.4%5,507
Laurelbrook SchoolDayton09317%150
South Giles Utility DistrictGiles County0900.6%6,985
Walden'S Ridge U.D.Signal Mountain801,2080.2%9,265
Trezevant Water SystemTrezevant0802.1%955
White Pine Water SystemWhite Pine071,5240.5%4,171
Bangham Utility DistrictPutnam County07840.2%7,906
Dyersburg Water DeptDyersburg336,531<0.1%19,970
Hampton Utility DistrictHampton508790.3%4,354
Old Gainesboro Road U.D.Putnam County056800.2%6,608
Cleveland UtilitiesCleveland0415,476<0.1%95,087
Dyersburg Suburban C.U.D.Dyersburg041,3870.3%3,538
Livingston Water DepartmentLivingston400<0.1%15,348
Jea-Mercer PlantMercer0292.7%168
Hohenwald Water SystemHohenwald020<0.1%12,475
Maynardville Water DeptMaynardville020<0.1%7,940
Gleason Water DeptGleason0200.3%1,482
Lexington Water SystemsLexington102,802<0.1%26,322
North Overton Utility DistrictOverton County101,243<0.1%4,729
New Johnsonville Water DeptNew Johnsonville016730.1%2,961
Whiteville Water DeptWhiteville015710.2%1,440
Jellico Utilities AuthorityJellico01205<0.1%5,056
Copperhill Water DeptPolk County0120.2%1,217
Allardt Water WorksFentress County100<0.1%4,231
South Fulton Water SystemSouth Fulton010<0.1%4,043
River Road Utility DistrictAshland City010<0.1%3,859
Bell Buckle Water SystemBedford County1000.1%2,999
Loon Bay P.O.A.Bumpus Mills0101.9%134

No confirmed lead, but unknown lines remain (92)

Water systemLeadGalv.Unknown% leadPeople
Kingsport Water DeptKingsport0027,4570%107,739
Johnson City Water DeptJohnson City0022,2700%105,057
Hixson Utility DistrictHixson0018,3690%68,306
White House Utility DistrictHendersonville0017,7290%130,411
Elizabethton Water DeptElizabethton0010,6680%32,490
Bristol Dept of UtilitiesBristol009,4880%37,648
Shelbyville Water SystemShelbyville007,9740%36,813
Fentress County U.D.Fentress County006,8540%16,845
Morristown Utilities CommissionMorristown006,0850%39,883
Shady Grove Utility DistrictJefferson County005,5490%27,672
Warren County Utility DistrictMcMinnville005,2100%29,055
Northeast Knox U.D.Corryton004,2920%27,941
Savannah Utility DepartmentSavannah004,1280%19,495
Etowah UtilitiesEtowah003,6790%12,851
Jasper Water DeptJasper003,6530%9,779
West Overton Utility DistrictOverton County003,5740%9,392
Russellville Whitesburg U.D.Hamblen County003,3390%20,197
Savannah Valley U.D.Georgetown003,0130%30,571
Cookeville Boat Dock RD U.D.Putnam County002,9980%9,345
Madisonville Water DeptMadisonville002,9730%15,087
Collierville Water DeptCollierville002,9570%51,972
Loudon Utilities BoardLoudon002,7700%16,047
Tellico Plains Water DeptEtowah002,7570%7,759
Ocoee Utility DistrictCleveland002,6430%21,082
Decatur Water DeptDecatur002,6370%6,451
County Wide Utility DistrictAlamo002,5820%8,528
Sweetwater Utility BoardSweetwater002,5640%13,597
Greeneville Water CommissionGreeneville002,4040%26,657
Alcoa Water SystemAlcoa002,3600%35,238
Trenton Water SystemTrenton002,2710%5,155
Halls Water SystemHalls002,2210%5,287
West Warren-Viola U.D.Morrison002,2140%19,510
Dewhite Utility DistrictWhite County002,2110%8,467
Covington Water DeptCovington002,1830%14,334
City of Maryville W&S DeptMaryville002,1550%52,105
Cookeville Water DeptCookeville002,0090%49,711
Big Creek Utility DistrictAltamont001,9030%9,185
Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities CommissionJacksboro001,8730%11,079
Tellico Area Services SystemVonore001,7940%14,836
Tracy City Water SystemTracy City001,7820%5,692
Minor Hill Water Utility DistrictGiles County001,6190%8,364
Sparta Water SystemSparta001,5830%10,899
Englewood Water DeptEnglewood001,5550%3,917
Perryville Utility DistrictDecatur County001,5350%3,127
Warren County U.D. #2Spencer001,3840%5,611
Siam Utility DistrictElizabethton001,3590%3,319
Baxter Water DepartmentBaxter001,3250%7,781
Pigeon Forge Water DepartmentPigeon Forge001,1360%14,872
South Elizabethton U.D.Carter County001,1250%6,244
Dunlap Water SystemDunlap001,0900%9,782

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No lead or unknown lines reported (222)

Systems serving 1,000 or more people. Systems without counts on file are listed as 0.

Water systemLeadGalv.Unknown% leadPeople
Knoxville Utilities Board - KubKnoxville0000%254,671
Consolidated U.D. of Rutherford CoMurfreesboro0000%221,871
First U.D. of Knox CountyKnoxville0000%115,531
Murfreesboro Water DepartmentMurfreesboro0000%114,331
West Wilson Utility DistrictMount Juliet0000%86,978
Columbia Power and Water SystemsColumbia0000%84,617
Madison Suburban U.D.Madison0000%84,437
Hallsdale-Powell U.D.Knoxville0000%84,315
West Knox Utility DistrictKnoxville0000%77,825
Franklin Water DeptFranklin0000%77,222
Water Auth of Dickson CountyDickson0000%68,675
Smyrna Water SystemSmyrna0000%66,942
Spring Hill Water DeptSpring Hill0000%65,840
Harpeth Valley U.D.Nashville0000%65,518
Hendersonville U.D.Hendersonville0000%59,034
Bartlett Water SystemBartlett0000%57,129
South Blount Utility DistrictMaryville0000%53,864
Springfield Water SystemSpringfield0000%46,546
H.B.& T.S. Utility DistrictWilliamson County0000%40,094
Sevierville Water SystemSevierville0000%39,885
La Vergne Water SystemLavergne0000%38,730
Milcrofton Utility DistrictWilliamson County0000%38,032
Germantown Water DeptGermantown0000%37,738
Newport Utilities BoardNewport0000%34,925
Nolensville-College Grove U.D.Nolensville0000%34,159
Jonesborough Water DeptJonesborough0000%33,069
Crossville Water DeptCrossville0000%32,985
Mallory Valley U.D.Williamson County0000%31,703
Tullahoma Utilities AuthorityCoffee County0000%30,958
Brentwood Water DepartmentBrentwood0000%30,645
Anderson County W.A.Lake City0000%29,945
Lafollette Utilities BoardLafollette0000%27,984
Maury County Water SystemMaury County0000%25,978
Winchester Water SystemWinchester0000%25,683
Manchester Water DepartmentCoffee County0000%24,975
Lincoln Co B.P.U. #1Fayetteville0000%23,846
Bedford County U.D.Shelbyville0000%23,641
Cumberland Plateau Water Authority #1Crossville0000%23,252
Wilson Co Water & WastewaterWilson County0000%22,680
Lawrenceburg Utility SystemsLawrenceburg0000%21,244
Selmer Water SystemSelmer0000%20,648
Gladeville Utility DistrictLebanon0000%19,813
Pleasant View Utility DistrictPleasant View0000%19,663
Poplar Grove Utility DistrictAtoka0000%19,599
McMinnville Water DeptMcMinnville0000%19,029
Clinton Utilities BoardClinton0000%18,772
East Montgomery U.D.Montgomery County0000%18,382
Dekalb Utility District #1Dekalb County0000%17,960
Glen Hills Utility DistrictGreene County0000%17,355
Harriman Utility BoardHarriman0000%16,653

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Tennessee lead pipe questions

How many lead pipes are in Tennessee?

Tennessee's community water systems reported 23,018 lead service lines and 41,099 galvanized lines that must be replaced, for 64,117 in total. Another 621,497 lines are of unknown material.

Which Tennessee water systems have the most lead pipes?

Metro Water Services (24,673), Memphis Light, Gas, & Water (17,554), Dayton Water Dept (4,519). Counts are lead plus galvanized-requiring-replacement lines.

What share of Tennessee service lines are lead?

2.2% of reported service lines in Tennessee are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national figure of 3.1%. 22% are still unknown, compared with 21% nationally.

How do I find out if my Tennessee home has a lead service line?

Search for your water system or ZIP code above, then open your utility's address-level inventory map. You can also check the pipe where it enters your home with a scratch and magnet test.

Source: EPA SDWIS service line inventory, 2026 Q3. Smaller systems with no lead or unknown lines are omitted. See also national rankings.