OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

OWENSBORO, KY · ~60,473 people served

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Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0300336

State

Kentucky

City

OWENSBORO

Population served

60,473

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 14 points — the score moved from 100 to 86 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 86

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 Mar 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

Violations & enforcement

133

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

568

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2017. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2016 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2037 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2033 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2035 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2036 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2020 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2015 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2010 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2005 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2032 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Jan 2008 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF May 2017
State action · SOX Feb 2017
State action · SIE Jan 2017
State action · SFJ Jan 2017
State action · SOX May 2015
State action · SFJ Sep 2014
State action · SOX Sep 2011
State action · SIF May 2011

This profile is built from EPA public records for system KY0300336 — 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.