# Tennessee — Private well water testing at property sale: which states require it

For Tennessee, testing required at sale? is The State of Tennessee does not have requirements for sampling and analysis of private water supplies; authority is Division of Water Resources, verified against its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Tennessee _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Testing required at sale?:** The State of Tennessee does not have requirements for sampling and analysis of private water supplies _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Authority:** Division of Water Resources _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2. I am a real estate agent or lender and I have a buyer who is interested in purchasing a home with a private water supply. What are the State’s requirements for private water supply sampling? The State of Tennessee does not have requirements for sampling and analysis of private water supplies. Since there are no state requirements, you first need to ask the entity requiring the sampling (e.g. the lender), what parameters the well water must be sampled and analyzed for to satisfy their requirements.

## Source

- https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/wr-water-resources/water-quality/well-water.html

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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