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Water system · PWSID KY0580340

PAINTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0580340

State

Kentucky

City

PAINTSVILLE

Population served

24,354

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

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

71

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

8

Health-based

573

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2020. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Mar 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Aug 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0800 began Jul 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Jun 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began May 2016 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2016 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2016 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Jan 2016 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2015 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Oct 2015 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2015 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Aug 2020
  • State action · SOX Aug 2020
  • State action · SFJ Mar 2020
  • State action · SFJ Mar 2020
  • State action · SOX May 2018
  • State action · SFJ May 2018
  • State action · SIF May 2018
  • State action · SIE May 2018

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

2 stations · latest Mar 2023

160 · max 416 ug/L · 20

Lead

2 stations · latest Mar 2023

1.36 · max 50.4 ug/L · 18

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.261 · max 0.349 mg/L · 2

Arsenic

1 station · latest Oct 2022

0.569 · max 0.569 ug/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 KY0580340 — 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.