Is Paintsville, KY Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Paintsville'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
Fluoride	830 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate	600 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Copper	462.7 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	98.75 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	76.5 µg/L 127% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Barium	72.65 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	22 µg/L 147% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2015	1/1	SYR4
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Selenium	1 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS · 24,354 people · 2024	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 Paintsville

Supplier	Population served
PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS	24,354

Frequently asked questions about Paintsville tap water

Is Paintsville tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 11 contaminants in the water serving Paintsville. 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 Paintsville?

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

What contaminants are in Paintsville's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Paintsville include Fluoride, Nitrate, 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.