SOUTHEASTERN WATER ASSOC/NELSON VALLEY

SOMERSET, KY · ~21,895 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY1000311

State

Kentucky

City

SOMERSET

Population served

21,895

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 Aug 2017. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1995 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Feb 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Aug 2017
State action · SOX Apr 2017
State action · SIE Mar 2017
State action · SFJ Mar 2017
State action · SIF Feb 2016
State action · SFJ Jan 2016
State action · SIE Jan 2016
State action · SOX Jan 2016

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 Feb 2024

9.42 · max 151 ug/L · 31

Lead

1 station · latest Feb 2024

0.271 · max 3.41 ug/L · 13

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.714 · max 0.81 ug/L · 6

Copper

1 station · latest Jan 2021

1 · max 2.05 ug/L · 4

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 KY1000311 — 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.