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Hamblen Water Quality Report

3 cities ranked · Average grade: A- · Tennessee

Avg Score
88
Cities Ranked
3
Health Violations
1
PFAS Detected
2
Live Water Alerts for Tennessee →
88
County avg score
3
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
1
Health violations
2
PFAS detected

How Hamblen cities scored

67%
33%
A
2
67%
Excellent
B
1
33%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Tennessee average

A-
Hamblen
88/100
B+
Tennessee avg
82.8/100
▲ 5.2 pts above state average

Water quality across Hamblen

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)
88
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Hamblen

Industrial polluters nearby

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

Total reported releases to surface water: 88 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
Chemicals · COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO
MORRISTOWN, TN37813
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)88
JEFFREY CHAIN LP (OPERATING AS RENOLD JEFFREY)
Primary Metals · RENOLD PLC
MORRISTOWN, TN37813
KOCH FOODS OF MORRISTOWN LLC
Food · KOCH FOODS INC
MORRISTOWN, TN37813
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC
Transportation Equipment · MERITOR INC
MORRISTOWN, TN37813
COLORTECH INC
Chemicals · COLORTECH INC
MORRISTOWN, TN37814

+ 5 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 3 cities in Hamblen

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Russellville
A+
98
20K 2
2 Talbott
A-
87.8
19K 2 Unresolved
3 Morristown
B
78.2
46K 56 Health Unresolved
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