City water profile

Water hardness in Smithville

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Utility-reported hardness

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Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 1
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Smithville Water System

TN0000637 · Surface water · 7,049 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

TTHM

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 0.0814 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.08 MG/L

102% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023

Violation history (14)

Imported violation history for Smithville Water System
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2024
TTHM	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Mar 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Aug 19, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2022
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Dec 15, 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Addressed	Jul 1, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Addressed	Jan 1, 2020
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Feb 16, 2019
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jun 1, 2017

City summary

What the indexed records say

Smithville has 1 published ZIP profile across Dekalb County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

0 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: — miles
Profiles with evidence: 0/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 0

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ZIP directory

Water reports in Smithville

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ZIP code

37166

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Smithville

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.