HENDERSON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

HENDERSON, KY · ~17,447 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0510189

State

Kentucky

City

HENDERSON

Population served

17,447

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

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2023. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2022 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Sep 2017 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2017 Resolved

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Aug 2016 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2016 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2016 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2016 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Sep 2015 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Oct 2014 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Nov 2013 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Jul 2023
State action · SFJ Aug 2022
State action · SOX Jun 2018
State action · SOX Jun 2018
State action · SOX Jun 2018
State action · SFJ Oct 2017
State action · SFJ Sep 2017
State action · SFJ Sep 2017

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Apr 2023

1.17 · max 2.75 mg/l as N · 80

Uranium

1 station · latest Feb 2021

0.75 · max 0.75 pCi/L · 1

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 KY0510189 — 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.