East Carters Valley, TN
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About East Carters Valley
East Carters Valley serves about 285 people through 133 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 surface water, in Scott County, Tennessee. EPA system ID: VA1169275; phone on file: 423-288-6551. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
East Carters Valley's lead record
Against the period ending 2020 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for East Carters Valley is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
How East Carters Valley 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. East Carters Valley's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 2nd percentile in Tennessee and the 18th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Scott County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than East Carters Valley. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Utility District | 12,516 | 0.3 ppb |
| Oneida Water And Sewer Commission | 11,600 | 1 ppb |
| Spring Valley Subdivision | 185 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Look up your address in East Carters Valley's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask East Carters Valley 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.