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Anderson Water Quality Report

4 cities ranked · Average grade: A- · Tennessee

Avg Score
85.5
Cities Ranked
4
Health Violations
3
PFAS Detected
1
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85.5
County avg score
4
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
3
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How Anderson cities scored

75%
25%
A
3
75%
Excellent
B
1
25%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Tennessee average

A-
Anderson
85.5/100
B+
Tennessee avg
82.8/100
▲ 2.7 pts above state average

Water quality across Anderson

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Tennessee city water quality map
100.0%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
1,096
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Anderson

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Anderson, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 1,096 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
U.S. TVA BULL RUN FOSSIL PLANT
Electric Utilities · US TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
CLINTON, TN37716
Barium And Barium Compounds980
NNSA Y-12 NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX
Fabricated Metals · US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
OAK RIDGE, TN37830
Manganese100
CARLSTAR CLINTON
Plastics and Rubber · TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC
CLINTON, TN37716
Zinc compounds16
CLAYTON APPALACHIA
Wood Products · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
ANDERSONVILLE, TN37705
GEON PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS
Chemicals · SK CAPITAL PARTNERS
CLINTON, TN37716

+ 5 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 4 cities in Anderson

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Clinton
A
92.3
19K 21 Health Unresolved
2 Norris
A-
88.9
2K 12 Unresolved
3 Oak Ridge
A-
86.8
42K 14 Health Unresolved
4 Lake City
B-
73.8
28K 88 Health Unresolved
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