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Lead in Kentucky

Of the 367 water suppliers tested for Lead in Kentucky, 0 exceeded the lead action level (0%).

0%
of suppliers exceeded the lead action level
367
suppliers tested

What is Lead?

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water suppliers

Lead value per supplier, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Suppliers that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SupplierCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
Ashland Water Works Ashland 44,402 0.0140 mg/L
Wickliffe Municipal Water System Wickliffe 1,264 0.0140 mg/L
Barkley Lake Water District Cadiz 14,284 0.0130 mg/L
Judy Water Association Mt. Sterling 5,539 0.0120 mg/L
Mammoth Cave/Central System — 5,000 0.0110 mg/L
Falmouth Water Department Falmouth 3,861 0.0110 mg/L
Riverside 25 Llc Ft Mitchell 49 0.0090 mg/L
Seymour Water Plant, Lp Seymour 1,560 0.0084 mg/L
Stella Trailer Park Murray 74 0.0075 mg/L
Tompkinsville Water Works Tompkinsville 2,404 0.0070 mg/L
Brownsville Municipal Water System — 1,441 0.0070 mg/L
Hardin County Water District #2 Elizabethtown 76,326 0.0060 mg/L
Paris Water Works Paris 14,139 0.0060 mg/L
Western Rockcastle Water Assoc Mt Vernon 12,623 0.0060 mg/L
Cadiz Municipal Water Co Cadiz 6,165 0.0060 mg/L
Flemingsburg Utility System Flemingsburg 4,583 0.0060 mg/L
Levee Rd Water Association Inc Mt Sterling 2,471 0.0060 mg/L
Graves Co Water Dist - Sedalia Mayfield 371 0.0060 mg/L
Georgetown Municipal Water Service Georgetown 44,608 0.0050 mg/L
Edmonson Co Water District Brownsville 17,848 0.0050 mg/L
Pineville Water System Pineville 16,573 0.0050 mg/L
Jamestown Municipal Water Works Jamestown 7,402 0.0050 mg/L
Cynthiana Municipal Water Works Cynthiana 7,263 0.0050 mg/L
Union County Water District — 6,117 0.0050 mg/L
Hustonville Water Works — 5,420 0.0050 mg/L
Graves Co Water Dist - Fancy Farm Mayfield 1,301 0.0050 mg/L
Pendleton Co Water District #1/south Falmouth 3,713 0.0047 mg/L
Cunningham Water District Cunningham 475 0.0044 mg/L
Horse Cave Water System Horse Cave 2,744 0.0041 mg/L
North Mercer Water District Salvisa 9,775 0.0040 mg/L
Jonathan Creek Water District Benton 7,182 0.0040 mg/L
Bracken County Water District Brooksville 6,456 0.0040 mg/L
Nicholas Co Water District Calisle 4,089 0.0040 mg/L
Milton Water & Sewer Department Milton 3,861 0.0040 mg/L
Doe Valley Utilities Inc Brandenburg 2,260 0.0040 mg/L
Carlisle Water Department — 2,059 0.0040 mg/L
Water Service Corp of Kentucky — 1,633 0.0040 mg/L
Green Hills Water District Baxter 1,443 0.0040 mg/L
Mckee Water Works Mckee 1,331 0.0040 mg/L
Kuttawa Water Department Kuttawa 1,143 0.0040 mg/L
Dry Fork Pointe Mhp — 230 0.0040 mg/L
Kevil Water Department Kevil 1,782 0.0039 mg/L
Columbus Water Works Columbus 300 0.0039 mg/L
Sacramento Water Works Sacramento 2,435 0.0038 mg/L
E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc Knottsville 11,997 0.0036 mg/L
Lacenter Municipal Water Co Lacenter 1,291 0.0033 mg/L
Arlington Water Department Arlington 301 0.0031 mg/L
Hardin County Water District #1 Radcliff 30,230 0.0030 mg/L
Campbellsville Municipal Water Campbellsville 24,874 0.0030 mg/L
Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission Shelbyville 23,760 0.0030 mg/L
Taylorsville Water Works Taylorsville 22,286 0.0030 mg/L
Versailles Water System Versailles 17,822 0.0030 mg/L
Green River Valley Water District Horse Cave 17,431 0.0030 mg/L
Lawrenceburg Water & Sewer Dept Lawrenceburg 14,748 0.0030 mg/L
Jackson Co Water Association Mckee 13,629 0.0030 mg/L
Springfield Water Works Springfield 13,205 0.0030 mg/L
Big Sandy Water District Catlettsburg 13,044 0.0030 mg/L
Maysville Utility Commission Maysville 11,263 0.0030 mg/L
Fleming Co Water Association Flemingsburg 9,693 0.0030 mg/L
Cannonsburg Water District Ashland 8,953 0.0030 mg/L
Edmonton Water Works Edmonton 8,515 0.0030 mg/L
So Anderson Water District Lawrenceburg 8,417 0.0030 mg/L
Harrodsburg Municipal Water Department Harrodsburg 8,310 0.0030 mg/L
Williamstown Municipal Water Dept Dry Ridge 5,495 0.0030 mg/L
Russell Water Company Russell 5,181 0.0030 mg/L
Mt Vernon Water Works Brodhead 4,951 0.0030 mg/L
Calvert City Municipal Water Department Calvert City 4,381 0.0030 mg/L
Trimble Co Water District #1 Bedford 4,146 0.0030 mg/L
Caveland Environmental Authority, Inc. — 3,264 0.0030 mg/L
North Mclean Co Water District Livermore 2,934 0.0030 mg/L
Brandenburg Water Works Brandenburg 2,880 0.0030 mg/L
Guthrie Water Works Guthrie 2,421 0.0030 mg/L
West Liberty Water Company West Liberty 2,367 0.0030 mg/L
Montgomery Co Water District #1 Mt. Sterling 2,082 0.0030 mg/L
Wurtland Water Department Wurtland 1,815 0.0030 mg/L
Sebree Water Department Sebree 1,743 0.0030 mg/L
Worthington Municipal Water Works Worthington 1,673 0.0030 mg/L
Centertown Water System Beaver Dam 1,485 0.0030 mg/L
Burgin Water Department — 1,426 0.0030 mg/L
Wingo Water & Sewer Department Wingo 965 0.0030 mg/L
Wheelwright Utility Commission Wheelwright 834 0.0030 mg/L
Adairville Water Works Auburn 787 0.0030 mg/L
East Pendleton Water District Falmouth 5,515 0.0027 mg/L
Barlow Water System Lacenter 1,040 0.0025 mg/L
Milburn Water District Arlington 500 0.0023 mg/L
Smithland Water & Sewer Smithland 989 0.0021 mg/L
Warren County Water District Bowling Green 91,118 0.0020 mg/L
Frankfort Plant Board Frankfort 52,153 0.0020 mg/L
Meade County Water District Bradenburg 33,313 0.0020 mg/L
Hardin Co. Water Dist #1/ft. Knox Radcliff 23,600 0.0020 mg/L
Western Pulaski Co Water District Somerset 23,264 0.0020 mg/L
Henry County Water District #2 Campbellsburg 17,716 0.0020 mg/L
Corbin Utilities Commission — 16,065 0.0020 mg/L
West Laurel Water Assoc Inc London 14,878 0.0020 mg/L
Butler County Water System Inc — 14,256 0.0020 mg/L
Mayfield Electric & Water Mayfield 12,379 0.0020 mg/L
Bath County Water District Salt Lick 10,083 0.0020 mg/L
Flatwoods Water Company Flatwoods 9,649 0.0020 mg/L
Martin Co Water District #1 Inez 9,003 0.0020 mg/L
London Utility Commission London 8,855 0.0020 mg/L