Public water system record
Memphis Light, Gas, & Water
Serves Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington and 1 more place, Shelby County, TN · 659,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Memphis Light, Gas, & Water in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Memphis Light, Gas, & Water draws water from 196 wells.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 17,022 lead and 164,591 unknown out of 309,317 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Memphis Light, Gas, & Water go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
Memphis Light, Gas, & Water draws water from 196 wells.
Annual water quality report
Memphis Light, Gas, & Water must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Tennessee.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells