Drinking water quality · 2008
· Verified
What's in Louisville Water Company, KY tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Louisville Water Company, KY water system's 2008 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2008
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- KY
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound above EPA limits in Louisville Water Company, KY
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.9×)PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFBS
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Louisville Water Company, KY's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 7 sources.
Source
- BE PAYNE · 5
- INTAKE - OHIO RIVER TPA
- INTAKE - OHIO RIVER TPB
Treatment
- B E PAYNE WTP
- CRESCENT HILL WTP
Distribution
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based7 violations on record · most recent Jun 1998resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.0118 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Louisville Water Company, KY's water
+Is Louisville Water Company, KY tap water safe to drink in 2008?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Louisville Water Company, KY's 2008 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Louisville Water Company, KY tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Louisville Water Company, KY's 2008 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Louisville Water Company, KY's 2008 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Louisville Water Company, KY's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2008 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.