Tap Water Results

Is Spring Hill, TN tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Spring Hill Water Dept. 5 PFAS were detected below the limits.

2 public water systems serve parts of Spring Hill. The largest, Spring Hill Water Dept, serves 65,840 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Spring Hill Water Dept

65,840 people · Surface water · EPA ID TN0000667

Buys treated water from Columbia Power and Water Systems.

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
One sample above limit
1.53 ppt4 pptOne sample above limit
PFOS
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 0.5 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2025, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full Spring Hill Water Dept results

Across Tennessee, 17 of 275 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 0 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Tennessee results.

Spring Hill homes and lead pipes

4%
of homes built before 1980 (Tennessee 41%, US 50%)
1%
built before 1950 (Tennessee 10%)
27%
of households rent (Tennessee 33%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Spring Hill city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Spring Hill

  • Maury County Water System
    25,978 people · Purchased surface water · Tennessee · reported ZIPs here
    PFOA detectedAlso: PFOS detected

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Columbia 11 mi
Columbia Power and Water Systems
Columbia Power and Water SystemsNone above limits1 ppb
Franklin 13 mi
Franklin Water Dept
Franklin Water DeptNone above limits1 ppb
Brentwood 19 mi
Metro Water Services
Metro Water ServicesNone above limits0.8 ppb
Smyrna 27 mi
Smyrna Water System
Smyrna Water SystemNone above limits1 ppb
La Vergne 28 mi
Metro Water Services
Metro Water ServicesNone above limits0.8 ppb
Murfreesboro 29 mi
Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County
Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford CountyNone above limits1 ppb
Spring Hill ZIP codes (1)
  • 37174

Questions

Is Spring Hill tap water safe to drink?

Spring Hill Water Dept has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Spring Hill, TN?

2 public water systems serve parts of Spring Hill. The largest is Spring Hill Water Dept (65,840 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Spring Hill tap water have PFAS?

Spring Hill Water Dept had 5 PFAS detected at least once in EPA's 2023–2025 testing, all with averages below the federal limits.

Do Spring Hill homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 4% of Spring Hill homes as built before 1980 (Tennessee: 41%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Spring Hill Water Dept's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.