La Vergne Water System

PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in Tennessee

TN0000386UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
5.5Highest PFOA result, ppt
<MRLHighest PFOS result, ppt
0.008Highest Hazard Index
240Results
PWSID
TN0000386
State
Tennessee
System type
community water system (CWS)
Population served
38,730
City
Lavergne
Counties
Rutherford County
Primary source water
surface water
UCMR 5 sampling
2023-04-05 to 2024-01-08 · 2 entry point(s) · water types: SW
Service-area boundary
authoritative

PFOA 1–3 × its limit highest single result
PFOA below its limit worst entry-point average

These are monitoring results collected under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) at entry points, where treated water enters the distribution system; they are not tap-water samples. They are not compliance determinations: compliance with EPA's 2024 PFAS limits is judged on running annual averages of compliance monitoring, required from 2029, so a single UCMR 5 result at or above a limit is not a violation. “< MRL” means the compound was not quantified at EPA's minimum reporting level; it does not mean zero.

Compared with EPA's 2024 values

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*Limit
PFOA (ppt)5.51.384
PFOS (ppt)<MRL04
Hazard Index0.0080.0041.0†

“<MRL” = every result for the compound was below its reporting limit. * Mean of all samples at each entry point with non-detects = 0 (EPA compliance convention; the Hazard Index also uses non-detects = 0); a screening comparison, not a formal running annual average. † Rescission proposed May 2026. PFOA/PFOS MCL 4 ppt (2024 NPDWR, in effect). PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (10 ppt each) and the Hazard Index (1.0) are 2024 NPDWR values; EPA proposed rescinding them on 18 May 2026 (comment period closed 20 Jul 2026).

No Tennessee PFAS drinking-water standard in effect or proposed as of 2026-10-17: No state PFAS drinking-water standard; follows federal NPDWR (BCLP state survey, Jan 2026).

Sampling history

Sampled 2023-04-05 to 2024-01-08 · 2 entry point(s) · water types: SW · 10 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2023-04-05Lavergne Water Treatment Plant (SW)SE1n/an/an/anone
2023-04-05Smyrna Connection (SW)SE1n/an/an/anone
2023-05-15Lavergne Water Treatment Plant (SW)SE1<4<40.002none
2023-05-15Smyrna Connection (SW)SE1<4<40.002PFHxA 3.2
2023-08-09Lavergne Water Treatment Plant (SW)SE2<4<40.003PFHxA 4.2, PFPeA 3.9
2023-08-09Smyrna Connection (SW)SE2<4<40.004PFBA 5.4, PFHxA 5.8, PFPeA 5.5
2023-10-17Lavergne Water Treatment Plant (SW)SE3<4<40.003PFHxA 4.6, PFPeA 4.1
2023-10-17Smyrna Connection (SW)SE3<4<40.003PFHxA 4.9, PFPeA 4.5
2024-01-08Lavergne Water Treatment Plant (SW)SE45.5<40.008PFBA 6.7, PFHxA 12, PFPeA 10
2024-01-08Smyrna Connection (SW)SE44.4<40.006PFBA 5.5, PFHxA 9.6, PFPeA 8.4

“<4” = not detected at the reporting limit shown; “n/a” = not analyzed in that sample. Highlighted = at or above the 4 ppt MCL. HI computed per sample with non-detects as 0. Other detections lists every other quantified compound (lithium in µg/L).

All results by entry point

240 results. Each column is one sampling visit (date and UCMR 5 sample event). A number is a measured concentration; “< 4” = below the minimum reporting level shown; “–” = not analyzed in that visit. PFAS in ppt (ng/L); lithium in µg/L.

Lavergne Water Treatment Plant facility 90001 · sample point TP001 · surface water

CompoundMRL2023-04-05
SE1
2023-05-15
SE1
2023-08-09
SE2
2023-10-17
SE3
2024-01-08
SE4
PFBA5 ppt–< 5< 5< 56.7
PFBS3 ppt–4.55.46.116
PFHxA3 ppt–< 34.24.612
PFOA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 45.5
PFPeA3 ppt–< 33.94.110
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt–< 2< 2< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5–< 5< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt–< 20< 20< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6–< 6< 6< 6
PFDA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8–< 8< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7–< 7< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt–< 2< 2< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 9–< 9< 9< 9

Smyrna Connection facility 90002 · sample point CC003 · surface water

CompoundMRL2023-04-05
SE1
2023-05-15
SE1
2023-08-09
SE2
2023-10-17
SE3
2024-01-08
SE4
PFBA5 ppt–< 55.4< 55.5
PFBS3 ppt–4.17.46.313
PFHxA3 ppt–3.25.84.99.6
PFOA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 44.4
PFPeA3 ppt–< 35.54.58.4
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt–< 2< 2< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5–< 5< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt–< 20< 20< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6–< 6< 6< 6
PFDA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8–< 8< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7–< 7< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt–< 2< 2< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 9–< 9< 9< 9

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFBS8100%16
2024-01-08
7.85–7.856.17.41616
PFHxA888%12
2024-01-08
5.54–5.914.65.81212
PFPeA875%10
2024-01-08
4.55–5.34.15.51010
PFBA838%6.7
2024-01-08
2.2–5.33<MRL5.46.76.7
PFOA825%5.5
2024-01-08
1.24–4.24<MRL<MRL5.55.5

Never detected (25): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxS, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFOS, PFPeS, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA, lithium.

Left-censored Kaplan–Meier statistics (Helsel 2005; Helsel & Lee 2006, NADA for R). Units: ppt; lithium µg/L. Each compound has one reporting limit, so the Kaplan–Meier mean equals the upper mean bound (non-detects at the MRL); the lower bound sets non-detects to 0. “<MRL” = the percentile falls below the reporting limit and cannot be estimated. These describe this system's UCMR 5 samples, not population estimates.

Sources

  • EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data text files (UCMR5_All.txt; samples 2023-01-09 to 2026-05-12; data summary dated Jul 2026)
  • EPA SDWIS via ECHO SDWA downloads, quarter 2026Q3
  • EPA Public Water System Service Areas v3 (Mar 2026)
  • US Census Bureau cartographic boundary counties 1:500k, 2024
  • EPA/USGS NHDPlus V2 (medium resolution) flowlines, Strahler order 2+

Data build e2816911520e · 2026-10-18T04:08Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.