Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2, TN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.71 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2028). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2
Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2 serves about 162 people through 68 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Campbell County, Tennessee. EPA system ID: TN0008295; phone on file: 423-562-9776. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2 is 1.71 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 1.71 ppb |
| 2025 | 1 ppb |
How Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2 compares
Of the 453 Tennessee systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 0 are over 15 ppb right now and 10 have gone over at some point. Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2's 1.71 ppb sits at the 85th percentile in Tennessee and the 67th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
4 other systems share Campbell County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lafollette Utilities Board | 27,984 | 0.6 ppb |
| Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities Commission | 11,079 | 1 ppb |
| Jellico Utilities Authority | 5,056 | 0.9 ppb |
| Deerfield Water System, Llc | 1,299 | 0.45 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Jacksboro, TN may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities #2 whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.