East Sevier County U.D., TN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.67 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. 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.
East Sevier County U.D. at a glance
East Sevier County U.D. serves about 815 people through 321 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Sevier County, Tennessee. EPA system ID: TN0000618. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
East Sevier County U.D.'s lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for East Sevier County U.D. is 3.39 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.67 ppb |
| 2022 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.39 ppb |
Against other Tennessee systems
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 Sevier County U.D.'s 1.67 ppb sits at the 84th percentile in Tennessee and the 66th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Sevier County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than East Sevier County U.D.. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Sevierville Water System | 39,885 | 2.97 ppb |
| Pigeon Forge Water Department | 14,872 | 1 ppb |
| Gatlinburg Water Dept | 8,877 | 1 ppb |
| Sevier County Water Department | 6,194 | 1 ppb |
| Webb Creek Utility District | 1,737 | 1 ppb |
| Chalet Village North | 1,203 | 1 ppb |
| Riverside Campground | 450 | 1.58 ppb |
| Venture Out At Gatlinburg | 328 | 0.6 ppb |
| Norton Creek Water System | 107 | 3.08 ppb |
| Wears Valley Ranch | 75 | 1.17 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Sevierville, 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 East Sevier County U.D. 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.