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Water system · PWSID KY0340250

KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO

LEXINGTON, KY · ~669,042 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0340250

State

Kentucky

City

LEXINGTON

Population served

669,042

Primary source

Surface water

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

Lithium

15,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

6:2 FTS

11 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

5.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

6

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

30

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2016. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Mar 2015 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Nov 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Mar 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 1995 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF May 2016
  • State action · SOX May 2016
  • State action · SIF Dec 2015
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2015
  • State action · SIE Nov 2015
  • State action · SOX Jun 2015
  • State action · SIE May 2015
  • State action · SFJ May 2015

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

32.3 · max 689 ug/L · 42

Arsenic

4 stations · latest Mar 2024

0.84 · max 1.71 ug/L · 33

Lead

1 station · latest Mar 2024

0.368 · max 12.4 ug/L · 20

Copper

1 station · latest Feb 2024

1.78 · max 6.78 ug/L · 10

Fluoride

3 stations · latest Sep 2022

0.168 · max 0.171 mg/L · 6

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 KY0340250 — 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.