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Water system · PWSID KY0980575

MOUNTAIN WATER DIST

PIKEVILLE, KY · ~44,057 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0980575

State

Kentucky

City

PIKEVILLE

Population served

44,057

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

Lithium

12,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

85

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

33

Health-based

498

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2025. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jan 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jan 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Apr 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2018 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFO May 2025
  • State action · SOX Apr 2021
  • State action · SOX Apr 2021
  • State action · SOX Apr 2021
  • State action · SOX Apr 2021
  • State action · SOX Apr 2021
  • State action · SOX Apr 2021
  • State action · SOX Apr 2021

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 2026

0.27 · max 0.74 mg/L · 109

Manganese

6 stations · latest Nov 2024

19.5 · max 258 ug/L · 85

Lead

6 stations · latest Nov 2024

0.52 · max 12 ug/L · 47

Copper

2 stations · latest Nov 2024

1.22 · max 6.83 ug/L · 15

Arsenic

4 stations · latest Nov 2024

0.603 · max 1.62 ug/L · 14

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 KY0980575 — 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.