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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TN0004992

Blues City Brewery, LLC

Memphis, Tennessee 38118 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

800
People served
124
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 124 drinking-water violations at Blues City Brewery, LLC, 1% of them health-based - above the Tennessee per-system average.

124
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Blues City Brewery, LLC

Blues City Brewery, LLC is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 800 residents in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 124 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 122 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 6 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Tennessee, EPA tracks 762 public water systems serving 7,934,203 people, with 43,318 cumulative violations and 9,414 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 56.8 violations. Statewide, 93 of 277 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.6%).

Blues City Brewery, LLC's 124 violations sit above the Tennessee average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
800
Total Violations
124
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Shelby
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
122
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2020
TTHM MR 6 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2012
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2012
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2012
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2012
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2012
Styrene MR 4 2012
LASSO MR 4 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2012
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2012
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2012
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2012
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2012
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2012
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2012
Toluene MR 4 2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2012
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2012
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2022
Atrazine MR 4 2014
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2012
Picloram MR 4 2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2012
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2012
Benzene MR 4 2012
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2012
Chlorine MR 3 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2000

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Blues City Brewery, LLC.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TN0004992 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Tennessee Drinking Water Authority

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Blues City Brewery, LLC under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TN regulator portal

Source: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 8000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 5000
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2456
2020 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2950
2014 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2051
2014 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2050
2014 Picloram MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2040
2012 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2977
2012 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2981
2012 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2982
2012 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2983
2012 Trichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2984
2012 Styrene MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2996
2012 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2380
2012 Xylenes, Total MR 4 SDWIS / TN0004992 / 2955

How Blues City Brewery, LLC Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Blues City Brewery, LLC Tennessee avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 124 56.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 12.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 33.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 800 10,412 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 762 regulated public water systems in Tennessee.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Blues City Brewery, LLC water safe to drink? ▼
Blues City Brewery, LLC (PWS ID: TN0004992) has 124 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 800 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Blues City Brewery, LLC serve? ▼
Blues City Brewery, LLC serves 800 people in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Blues City Brewery, LLC have? ▼
Blues City Brewery, LLC has 124 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 122 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Blues City Brewery, LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Blues City Brewery, LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Blues City Brewery, LLC use? ▼
Blues City Brewery, LLC uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.