TN / Kingsport
TN · Tap water records
Kingsport tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Kingsport. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Kingsport is served by 4 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 121,527 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 38 violations across the community water system(s) serving Kingsport, going back to the earliest EPA record. 1 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Kingsport Water Dept
107,739 served · surface water · PWSID TN0000349 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2010 and July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Bloomingdale Utility District
13,318 served · surface water · PWSID TN0000056 - Health-based Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in April 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2009 and July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aluminum: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring COPPER, FREE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Fluoride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Iron: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Manganese: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Silver: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Sulfate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring MBAS - FOAMING AGENTS (SURFACTANTS): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Zinc: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Color: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Odor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring pH: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TDS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between December 2010 and May 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
East Carters Valley
285 served · surface water · PWSID VA1169275 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Spring Valley Subdivision
185 served · surface water · PWSID VA1169900 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.