Claiborne Utilities District, TN
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 12 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Claiborne Utilities District
Claiborne Utilities District serves about 16,135 people through 7,171 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Claiborne County, Tennessee. EPA system ID: TN0000113; phone on file: 423-626-4282. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 11 ppb from 1 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Claiborne Utilities District is 12 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (3 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 ppb over 10 |
| 2022 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 10.7 ppb over 10 |
| 2016 | 11 ppb over 10 |
How Claiborne Utilities District 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. Claiborne Utilities District's 12 ppb sits at the 100th percentile in Tennessee and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
4 other systems share Claiborne County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Claiborne Utilities District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur-Shawanee Utility District | 10,037 | 1 ppb |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 1,600 | 3.04 ppb |
| Clearfork Utility District | 1,305 | 2.1 ppb |
| Cumberland Gap Water Services | 340 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for New Tazewell, TN
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; New Tazewell, 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 Claiborne Utilities District 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. See what changes at 10 ppb in 2027.