Results Reporting

The department is collecting both treated and raw river water samples at the Kingston and Rockwood Water Treatment Plants regularly and sending samples to the state of Tennessee lab in Nashville. Click here for Water Treatment Plant sample results. The results do not indicate any levels above regulatory standards for treated drinking water. The department will continue sampling activities, as will the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and TVA.

The department continues to collect samples from private drinking water wells within a four-mile radius of the primary ash slide site for heavy metals. As of Feb. 3, nearly 100 wells have been sampled and results are shared directly with the property owner when they are received from the lab. Results to date have not indicated exceedances of the primary drinking water standards for metals. Anyone in a four-mile radius of the plant who would like their well tested may call the Department of Environment and Conservation's Knoxville Field Office at 865-594-6035 or toll free at 888-891-8332.

The department is collecting river water samples for analysis by the state of Tennessee laboratory. Click here for Surface Water sample results.

The State of Tennessee is collecting and/or analyzing fish tissue samples from the Kingston area. Click here for Fish Tissue sample results.

The department is collecting air quality samples for analysis by a continuous particulate monitor near the ash slide site. Click here for Air Quality sample results and a status report on the department's work coordinating data review of air quality monitoring done by TVA and EPA at and around the ash slide site.

The department is collecting soil and ash samples from the affected area for analysis by the state of Tennessee laboratory. Click here for Soil and Ash sample results.