MOREHEAD UTILITY PLANT BOARD

MOREHEAD, KY · ~9,052 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY1030292

State

Kentucky

City

MOREHEAD

Population served

9,052

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

132

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

689

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Dec 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Feb 2016 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Dec 2015 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Oct 2014 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Dec 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Feb 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Apr 2011 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began May 2010 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Jan 2020
State action · SFJ Jan 2020
State action · SIE Jan 2020
State action · SIF Dec 2019
State action · SOX Jul 2017
State action · SIF Mar 2017
State action · SOX Jun 2016
State action · SFJ Apr 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 Mar 2020

34.8 · max 37.3 ug/L · 4

Lead

1 station · latest Feb 2020

0.29 · max 0.29 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 KY1030292 — 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.