Ripley Water System, TN Water Quality
Is Ripley Water System's water safe to drink?
Ripley Water System's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 8,030, over 3,356 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Ripley Water System ranks 12,374th by violation burden (4th percentile) - 1 violation total, 0 health-based.
Against the TN average
Among the 321 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 5.1 health-based violations - Ripley Water System's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
Ripley Water System's most recent violation on record is dated 2006-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What Ripley Water System's record does not cover
This is what Ripley Water System reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for Ripley Water System - 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.