Is Brownsville, KY Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Brownsville's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Nitrate	3055 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Fluoride	997 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Copper	157.5 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	80.71 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	58.85 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Barium	42.55 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	32.2 µg/L 215% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Cyanide	10 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dalapon	2.235 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Atrazine	0.5845 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.1300 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Simazine	0.0800 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.0230 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT · 17,848 people · 2023	1/1	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Brownsville

Supplier	Population served
EDMONSON CO WATER DISTRICT	17,848

Frequently asked questions about Brownsville tap water

Is Brownsville tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 14 contaminants in the water serving Brownsville. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Brownsville?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Brownsville, Kentucky to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Brownsville's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Brownsville include Nitrate, Fluoride, Copper, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.