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Division of Water Supply

Source Water Assessment

Contact Water Supply

Tom Moss, Interim Director
6th Floor, L&C Tower, 401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-0191
email address: water.supply@tn.gov
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Division Programs

Drinking Water Program
Drinking Water Security
Public Participation
Safe Dams Program
Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program
Water Withdrawal Registration Program
Well Program

Department Resources

Environmental Permitting Handbook
Operator Certification
Source Water Assessments
State Revolving Loan Fund Programs
TDEC Drought Management Plan
Tennessee Rural Water Needs Report
TDEC Water Videos

Helpful Links

American Water Works Association
EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water
Tennessee Association of Utility Districts
TVA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Geological Survey

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All states were required by Congress in the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments to develop a Source Water Assessment Program for the assessment of the potential contamination of public water system ground water and surface water sources. Tennessee's Source Water Assessment Program was approved by EPA in November of 1999. Source Water Assessment Submittal

Tennessee completed the source water assessments for all public water systems in August of 2003 and submitted a draft report to EPA which is now available to the public.

Source Water Assessment Report

Appendix B

Appendix C

You may obtain a copy of the 2009 report, Protection of Potable Water Supplies in Tennessee Watersheds

Individual source water assessments are available by contacting water.supply@tn.gov.