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Water system · PWSID KY0131012

BREATHITT CO WATER DISTRICT

JACKSON, KY · ~5,068 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0131012

State

Kentucky

City

JACKSON

Population served

5,068

Primary source

SWP

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Nov 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

20,300 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

15

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

4

Health-based

48

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Sep 2021 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Sep 2019 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Sep 2019 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Aug 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Apr 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began May 2016 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Oct 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jun 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jun 2014 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2013 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jun 2022
  • State action · SOX Nov 2021
  • State action · SIE Nov 2021
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2021
  • State action · SIF Jun 2020
  • State action · SOX Mar 2020
  • State action · SIF Jan 2020
  • State action · SIF Jan 2020

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

4 stations · latest Mar 2024

81.4 · max 468 ug/L · 67

Lead

4 stations · latest Mar 2024

0.871 · max 15.2 ug/L · 55

Copper

4 stations · latest Feb 2024

2.52 · max 9.49 ug/L · 32

Arsenic

4 stations · latest Feb 2024

0.742 · max 2.24 ug/L · 14

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system KY0131012 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.