Is Barlow Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Ballard

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

297

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-16 → 1996-02-15
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-16 → 1996-02-15
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-16 → 1996-02-15
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-16 → 1996-02-15
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	620.9 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 857 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	12.5 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	26/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	2400 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0025 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Xylenes, Total	3.4 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/23	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	970 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	1.8 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	5/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	4/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.6900 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	3/23	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	37 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.372 pCi/L 67% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.4 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BROWN, JODY
Phone: 270-748-5176
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Barlow Water

Is Barlow Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Barlow Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Barlow Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate, Lead, Xylenes, Total, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Barlow Water serve?

Barlow Water reports serving 1,040 people in Kentucky, per its EPA record.

Has Barlow Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 297 violations on file for Barlow Water, of which 8 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.