Is Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Shelby

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

106

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-09-01 → 1997-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-09-01 → 1997-09-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0043 µg/L	1/6	2025

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
TTHM	57.18 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 65.6 µg/L	155/155	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	75 µg/L 125% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 86 µg/L	155/155	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	967.5 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1610 µg/L	98/104	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	15.4 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 49 µg/L	47/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	2240 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2800 µg/L	46/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1135 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2233 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2800 µg/L	23/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	1.22 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	18/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Barium	58 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	13/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	19.5 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	2/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5490 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5500 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.0785 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0800 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	0.1500 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.0200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/20	SYR4	2012–2019

85 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DOYLE, THOMAS G
Phone: 502-633-2840
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission

Is Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission'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 Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Copper, Lead, Nitrate, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission serve?

Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission reports serving 23,760 people in Kentucky, per its EPA record.

Has Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 106 violations on file for Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission, of which 16 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.