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Bedford County, Tennessee

Water Systems
5
Population Served
64,916
Total Violations
495
140 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
99.0
Avg Violations per System
28.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
5 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Bedford Tennessee water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (5)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Shelbyville Water System 34,772 19 Detected
Bedford County U.d. 22,908 190 Detected
Wartrace Water System 3,983 150 Detected
Bell Buckle Water System 2,633 130 -
Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. 620 6 -

Other Counties in Tennessee

Davidson County
4 systems · 924,319 served · 394 violations
Shelby County
8 systems · 822,834 served · 604 violations
Knox County
9 systems · 601,914 served · 406 violations
Rutherford County
5 systems · 433,004 served · 394 violations
Hamilton County
11 systems · 412,782 served · 324 violations
Montgomery County
7 systems · 344,788 served · 413 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Bedford County? ▼
Bedford County has 495 total drinking water violations across 5 water systems, of which 140 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bedford County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bedford County serve approximately 64,916 people through 5 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bedford County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Bedford County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bedford County? ▼
Water systems in Bedford County use SW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 28.3% of Bedford County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.