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What is in the water at 40047
4 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
MT WASHINGTON WATER COMPANY
PWSID KY0150300 · KY · serves 23,760 people
PFAS and lithium
2 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 3 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0072 µg/L | 2 | 8/26/2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0041 µg/L | 1 | 11/4/2025 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
LOUISVILLE WATER COMPANY
PWSID KY0560258 · KY · serves 764,769 people
PFAS and lithium
4 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 6 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0075 µg/L | 1 | 9/27/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0041 µg/L | 2 | 9/27/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0036 µg/L | 2 | 9/27/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.003 µg/L | 1 | 9/27/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Too few readings to state a hardness. 1 station(s), 104 result(s). Below two stations and five results this page will not state a number: a median of two readings from one creek is not your water.
NORTH NELSON WATER DISTRICT
PWSID KY0900323 · KY · serves 13,365 people
PFAS and lithium
4 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 5 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 9.1 µg/L | 1 | 7/26/2023 |
| PFOA | 0.0057 µg/L | 1 | 7/26/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.004 µg/L | 2 | 7/26/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0037 µg/L | 1 | 7/26/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
TAYLORSVILLE WATER WORKS
PWSID KY1080425 · KY · serves 22,286 people
PFAS and lithium
2 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 3 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0065 µg/L | 2 | 8/27/2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0049 µg/L | 1 | 11/4/2025 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.