Is Kevil, KY Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Kevil'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	4862.5 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	4778 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2015	1/1	SYR4
Fluoride	885 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Copper	94 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Barium	49.3 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	20.735 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.73 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Antimony, Total	4 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Lead	3.57 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.5 pCi/L 50% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Selenium	2.1 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Xylenes, Total	2.08 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Ethylbenzene	1 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0039 mg/L 26% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT · 1,782 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 Kevil

Supplier	Population served
KEVIL WATER DEPARTMENT	1,782

Frequently asked questions about Kevil tap water

Is Kevil tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 14 contaminants in the water serving Kevil. 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 Kevil?

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

What contaminants are in Kevil's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Kevil include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Fluoride, Copper, Barium. 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.