Is NASHVILLE, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
NASHVILLE, TOWN OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 5,900 people get their water from it, across 2,718 connections.
How this compares nationally
211 total violations and 5 health-based ones put NASHVILLE, TOWN OF at the 74th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,331 of 12,903.
How NASHVILLE, TOWN OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - NASHVILLE, TOWN OF's 5 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for NASHVILLE, TOWN OF is from 2025-01-01 (health-based: 2025-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
NASHVILLE, TOWN OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is NASHVILLE, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for NASHVILLE, TOWN OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.