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Public water-system records for Germantown, TN from EPA SDWIS.
Germantown Water Dept
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 37,738 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Grays Creek-Wolf River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Metals (other Than Mercury), Pathogens
Affected uses: Ecological, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Shelby County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 40-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 40 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Memphis
Ozone · 8-Hour Ozone (2008 Standard)
Classification: Marginal
Original designation: Jul 2012
Current design value: 0.073 ppm (2023-2025)
Memphis Area
CO · Carbon Monoxide (1971 Standard)
Classification: Moderate <= 12.7ppm
Original designation: Nov 1990
Current design value: 1.2 ppm (2023-2025)
Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard
These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.
Memphis Area
Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)
Historical designation: Maintenance · Subpart 2/Moderate
Original designation: Jun 2004
Open data source: EPA final revocation ruleContinuing requirements have not been verified for this area.
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Alabama Ave. Station — Memphis, Tennessee
Annual mean: 20.1 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 7.3 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Edmund Orgill Park Ozone — Millington, Tennessee
Annual mean: 0.044 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No facility records with active violation or noncompliance flags surfaced in EPA ECHO.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Shelby County, TN
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Shelby County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Shelby County, TennesseePop. 916,371
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 13,614 | 11,043 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 20.9% | 18.4% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 19.2% | 20.2% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 38.2% | 35.5% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 14.1% | 12.2% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 72.5 | 74.1 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Germantown.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 9 violations for Germantown Water Department.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Germantown.
The monitoring station at Alabama Ave. Station, Memphis, Tennessee recorded an annual average of 20.1 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Alabama Ave. Station, Memphis, Tennessee recorded an annual average of 7.3 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Edmund Orgill Park Ozone, Millington, Tennessee recorded an annual average of 0.044 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Germantown covers Shelby County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Germantown reports a life expectancy of 72.5 years in Shelby County, Tennessee.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Germantown reports 13,614 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Shelby County, Tennessee. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Germantown lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.2 micrograms per cubic meter in Shelby County, Tennessee.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.