Hixson Utility District, TN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.33 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.
Who runs the water here
Hixson Utility District serves about 68,306 people through 28,700 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 groundwater, in Hamilton County, Tennessee. EPA system ID: TN0000303; phone on file: 423-877-3513. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.71 ppb from 2.04 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Hixson Utility District is 2.04 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 0.33 ppb |
| 2025 | 2.04 ppb |
| 2022 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 1.38 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.4 ppb |
How Hixson Utility 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. Hixson Utility District's 0.33 ppb sits at the 8th percentile in Tennessee and the 42nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Hamilton County
7 other systems share Hamilton County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Hixson Utility District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee American Water | 207,046 | 1 ppb |
| Eastside Utility District | 59,612 | 2.32 ppb |
| Savannah Valley U.D. | 30,571 | 1.8 ppb |
| Northwest Utility District | 20,710 | 1 ppb |
| Walden'S Ridge U.D. | 9,265 | 1 ppb |
| Signal Mountain Water System | 7,761 | 1 ppb |
| Union Fork-Bakewell U.D. | 6,464 | 1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Hixson, 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 Hixson Utility 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.