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Water system · PWSID KY1180085

CORBIN UTILITIES COMMISSION

CORBIN, KY · ~16,065 people served

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Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY1180085

State

Kentucky

City

CORBIN

Population served

16,065

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 13 points — the score moved from 100 to 87 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 87

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFHxA

5.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

4.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

270

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2022. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Chlorite began Jan 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2063 began Jan 2005 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2003 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2002 Resolved

Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Oct 2002 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2002 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2326 began Jan 1996 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2047 began Jan 1996 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2383 began Jan 1996 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2046 began Jan 1996 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2041 began Jan 1996 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Jun 2022
State action · SFJ Oct 2021
State action · SOX Oct 2013
State action · SIF Jun 2013
State action · SIE Nov 2012
State action · SFJ Nov 2012
State action · SIF Jun 2008
State action · SOX Apr 2008

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

3 stations · latest Oct 2022

0.0978 · max 0.56 mg/L · 17

Arsenic

3 stations · latest Oct 2022

0.00065 · max 0.001 mg/L · 16

Copper

3 stations · latest Oct 2022

0.00105 · max 0.0021 mg/L · 16

Lead

3 stations · latest Oct 2022

0.0003 · max 0.0006 mg/L · 16

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 KY1180085 — 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.