State to require second consumer‑confidence report for large water systems under federal alignment
Oct 21, 2026
TDEC proposed a rule mirroring EPA changes that will require community public water systems serving 10,000+ people to issue a second consumer confidence report by Dec. 31 each year; agency said the change is needed to retain state primacy and that no public comments were received.
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The Department of Environment and Conservation proposed a rule to align Tennessee's consumer confidence reporting with federal updates. "Under the proposed rule, community public water systems serving 10,000 or more people will be required to issue a 2nd report by December 31 of every year," Jessica Murphy, compliance and enforcement manager for Water Resources, told the committee.
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