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Water system · PWSID KY0450410

CITY OF SOUTH SHORE WATER WORKS

SOUTH SHORE, KY · ~6,798 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0450410

State

Kentucky

City

SOUTH SHORE

Population served

6,798

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 Sep 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFPeA

8.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

108

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

541

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2015. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2014 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2008 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2005 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2005 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2003 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1094 began Jan 2002 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 1999 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2306 began Jan 1999 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Jun 2015
  • State action · SIF Jun 2015
  • State action · SIE Feb 2015
  • State action · SFJ Feb 2015
  • State action · SOX Jan 2015
  • State action · SIF Oct 2014
  • State action · SIE Oct 2014
  • State action · SFJ Oct 2014

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

1 station · latest Mar 2023

84.6 · max 2,270 ug/L · 14

Arsenic

1 station · latest Nov 2022

1.18 · max 3.57 ug/L · 7

Lead

1 station · latest Feb 2023

0.399 · max 1.46 ug/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 KY0450410 — 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.