Kentucky tap water quality
PFAS results for 231 Kentucky water systems from EPA's latest nationwide testing. Enter your address for your own utility's record and a filter recommendation.
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231systems tested
38%had PFAS detected
30over EPA's 4 ppt limit
Highest PFAS levels in Kentucky
| Water system | Max PFOA (ppt) | Max PFOS (ppt) |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Co Water Assoc | — | 47.9 |
| Cynthiana Municipal Water Works | — | 37 |
| Georgetown Municipal Water Service | 9.3 | 12 |
| Sturgis Water Works | 10.8 | — |
| Whitley Co Water District | 10 | 4.6 |
| Cumberland Falls Highway Water District | 8.6 | — |
| Union County Water District | 8.6 | — |
| Paducah Water Works | 5.8 | 8.1 |
| Louisville Water Company | 7.5 | — |
| Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District | — | 7.3 |
All Kentucky water systems
- Albany Water Works
- Allen County Water District
- Ashland Water Works
- Barbourville Utilities
- Bardstown Municipal Water Dept
- Barkley Lake Water District
- Big Sandy Water District
- Boone Co Water & Sewer District
- Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
- Bullock Pen Water District
- Butler County Water System INC
- Campbellsville Municipal Water
- Christian Co Water District
- Columbia/Adair Utilities District
- Corbin Utilities Commission ⚠
- Danville City Water Works
- E Daviess Co Water Assoc INC ⚠
- East Casey Co Water District
- East Laurel Water District
- Edmonson Co Water District
- Eubank Water System
- Florence Water & Sewer
- Frankfort Plant Board
- Franklin Water Works Ky
- Garrard Co Water Assoc INC
- Georgetown Municipal Water Service ⚠
- Glasgow Water Company
- Grayson County Water District
- Grayson Utility Commission
- Green River Valley Water District
- Green Taylor Water District
- Greenup Water System
- Hardin Co. Water Dist #1/Ft. Knox
- Hardin County Water District #1
- Hardin County Water District #2 ⚠
- Hardinsburg Ro WTP
- Harrison Co Water Assoc ⚠
- Hazard Water Department
- Henderson County Water District
- Henderson Water Utility/North
- Henry County Water District #2
- Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority
- Jackson Co Water Association
- Kentucky-American Water Co
- Laurel Co Water District #2
- Lawrenceburg Water & Sewer Dept
- London Utility Commission
- Louisville Water Company ⚠
- Madison Co Utilities District
- Madisonville Light & Water
- Manchester Water Works Ky
- Marion County Water District
- Mayfield Electric & Water
- Maysville Utility Commission
- Mccreary County Water District
- Meade County Water District
- Monticello Water & Sewer Commission
- Mountain Water Dist
- Mt Sterling Water Works
- Mt Washington Water Company ⚠
- Muhlenberg Co Water District
- Murray Water System
- Nicholasville Water Department
- North Marshall Water District #1
- North Nelson Water District ⚠
- North Shelby Water District ⚠
- Northern Kentucky Water District
- Ohio County Water District
- Oldham County Water District
- Owensboro Municipal Utilities ⚠
- Paducah Water Works ⚠
- Paintsville Municipal Water Works
- Paris Water Works
- Pineville Water System
- Prestonsburg City Utilities
- Rattlesnake Ridge Water District
- Richmond Utilities
- Rowan Water INC
- S E Daviess Co Water District ⚠
- Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission
- Somerset Water Service
- Southeastern Water Assoc/Nelson Valley
- Southern Madison Water District
- Southern Water & Sewer District
- Springfield Water Works
- Taylorsville Water Works ⚠
- Versailles Water System
- Warren County Water District
- Water Service Corporation of Kentucky
- West Laurel Water Assoc INC
- Western Pulaski Co Water District
- Western Rockcastle Water Assoc
- Winchester Municipal Utilities
- Wood Creek Water District
- Adairville Water Works
- Arlington Water Department
- Bath County Water District
- Beattyville Water Works ⚠
- Beaver Dam Municipal Water & Sewer
- Benham Water Plant
- Benton Water & Sewer
- Berea Municipal Utilities
- Bloomfield Water & Sewer Dept
- Booneville Water and Sewer
- Bracken County Water District
- Brandenburg Water Works
- Breathitt Co Water District
- Bronston Water Associaton INC
- Buffalo Trail Water Assoc ⚠
- Cadiz Municipal Water Co
- Caldwell County Water District
- Calvert City Municipal Water Department
- Campton Water System
- Cannonsburg Water District ⚠
- Carroll Co Water District #1
- Carrollton Utilities
- Caveland Environmental Authority INC.
- Cawood Water District
- Central City Water & Sewer
- City of South Shore Water Works
- Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District ⚠
- Cumberland Co Water District
- Cumberland Falls Highway Water District ⚠
- Cumberland Municipal Water Works
- Cynthiana Municipal Water Works ⚠
- Dawson Springs Water & Sewer
- East Clark Co Water District
- East Logan Water District
- East Pendleton Water District ⚠
- Eddyville Water Department
- Edmonton Water Works
- Estill Co Water District
- Falmouth Water Department
- Farmdale Water District
- Flatwoods Water Company ⚠
- Fleming Co Water Association
- Flemingsburg Utility System
- Frenchburg Water Company
- Fulton Municipal Water System
- Gallatin County Water District
- Grand Rivers Water System ⚠
- Graves Co Water Dist - Consumers
- Graves Co Water Dist - Hickory
- Greenville Utilities Commission
- Harlan Municipal Water Works
- Harrodsburg Municipal Water Department
- Hickman Water Department
- Hodgenville Water Works
- Hustonville Water Works
- Hyden Leslie Co Water District
- Irvine Municipal Utilities
- Jackson Municipal Water Works
- Jamestown Municipal Water Works
- Jeffersonville Water System
- Jessamine Co Water District #1
- Jessamine S Elkhorn Water Dist
- Jonathan Creek Water District
- Judy Water Association
- Kirksville Water Association
- Knott Co Water & Sewer District
- Knox County Utility Commission
- Lagrange Utilities Commission
- Lake Village Water Association
- Lancaster Water Works
- Larue County Water District #1
- Lebanon Water Works Co INC
- Ledbetter Water District ⚠
- Leitchfield Water Works
- Levee Rd Water Association INC
- Livingston Municipal Water Works
- Louisa Water Department
- Lyon County Water District ⚠
- Magoffin County Water District
- Mammoth Cave/Central System
- Martin Co Water District #1
- Mckinney Water District
- Milton Water & Sewer Department
- Monroe County Water District
- Morehead State University
- Morehead Utility Plant Board
- Morgan County Water District
- Morganfield Water Works
- Mt Vernon Water Works
- Muhlenberg Co Water District #3
- Nebo Water District
- Nicholas Co Water District
- North Hopkins Water District
- North Manchester Water Assoc
- North Mclean Co Water District ⚠
- North Mercer Water District
- Oak Grove Utilities Office
- Olive Hill Municipal Water Works
- Parksville Water District
- Pendleton Co Water District #1/South
- Pikeville Water Department
- Powell Valley Water District
- Princeton Water & Sewer Commission
- Providence Water Works
- Russell Springs Water & Sewer
- Russell Water Company
- Russellville Mun Water Works
- Sandy Hook Water District
- Science Hill Water Works
- Scottsville Water Department
- Sebree Water Department
- Sharpsburg Water District
- Simpson County Water District
- So Anderson Water District
- So Woodford Co Water District
- South Hopkins Water District
- South Logan Water Association
- Stanford Water Works
- Stanton Water Works
- Sturgis Water Works ⚠
- Todd County Water District
- Trimble Co Water District #1
- Union County Water District ⚠
- Us 60 Water District
- Vanceburg Electric Plant Board
- Vine Grove Water Department
- Walton Waterworks Department
- Webster Co Water District
- West Shelby Water District ⚠
- Western Fleming Water District
- Western Lewis Rectorville Water District
- Whitesburg Water Works
- Whitesville Water Works ⚠
- Whitley Co Water District ⚠
- Williamsburg Water Department
- Williamstown Municipal Water Dept
- Wilmore Water Works
Questions
Does Kentucky tap water have PFAS?
In EPA's UCMR 5 testing, 87 of 231 Kentucky water systems (38%) had at least one PFAS compound detected, and 30 had PFOA or PFOS above EPA's 4 ppt limit.
What is the best water filter in Kentucky?
It depends on your utility. Where PFAS is above EPA's limit, reverse osmosis is the most effective option. Where the main concern is lead from home plumbing or chlorine taste, a certified carbon filter is enough. Enter your address to get a match.