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Old 06-07-2017, 12:52 PM
 
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Hello everyone. I was wondering what the drinking water quality is like in NE TN?

Also separately I was wondering are there areas or rivers in NE TN that tend to flood?

Thank you so much.
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Old 06-07-2017, 02:16 PM
 
Location: Front Range
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Hi,
I can't speak for the flooding info in NE TN, but the water quality is 90 out of 100%, you can't do much better than that!!!
I too, will be interested in knowing whether flooding is an issue there.
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Old 06-07-2017, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Gray, TN
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Both downtown JC and Kingsport have been known to flood. JC seems to have corrected their issue with a major mitigation project - time will tell. I think the story with the Kingsport flood was that the storm drains were obstructed but I'm not sure of that. In Bristol the area around the Speedway floods regularly.

I would assume that every creek in the area is a flood risk. The main rivers are not flood-prone due to the system of dams and reservoirs.

Johnson City, Bristol, and Kingsport water seems to be good. The smaller munis often have issues. One recently received a huge fine from the state.
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Old 06-07-2017, 06:06 PM
 
Location: A Yankee in northeast TN
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Hello everyone. I was wondering what the drinking water quality is like in NE TN?
Quality is fine AFAIK, taste might be something you want to check out if that is important to you. I like the tap water just fine, had some that's been better, had much that's been worse, but my daughter OTOH thinks the water here taste 'funny'and only drinks bottled water. YMMV
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Old 06-08-2017, 04:30 AM
 
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That is so good to hear about the water.

Does anybody know of any areas in Johnson County that have flooding issues? Or in the area from Elizabethton towards the NC border?
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Old 07-05-2017, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee
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That is so good to hear about the water.

Does anybody know of any areas in Johnson County that have flooding issues? Or in the area from Elizabethton towards the NC border?

Mountain City in Johnson County has a municipal supply that is supplied from some large, bold springs at several locations. The water is treated but tastes and smells better than water drawn from the rivers down here in the valley for the larger cities. But, for the most part the rural residents of Johnson County draw from from springs and wells. Dry springs and wells during drought and mineral water taste are issues in some locations.

The worst area for recurring floods during my years of observation has been along the Doe River in Carter County from the Shell Creek and Roan Mountain (the town, not the mountain) valley locations down into Elizabethton where the Doe River meets the Watauga.

In Johnson County there hasn't been much property damage that I recall but recent flooding events have caused folks to be "water-bound" for several hours to a day or two. Some damage to pavement and low water bridges happens. FEMA flood zone maps are fairly good for Carter County. Some FEMA zone mapping has bee added to the Johnson County property maps but not all watersheds have been included and they only seem to show the 500 year zones.
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Old 07-07-2017, 12:57 PM
 
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Thank you for the info. Headed to NE TN next week to find a place to rent.
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