Updated 2026-09-16
County water report

Christian County Water Quality

Christian County, Kentucky: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

Across the county's systems

Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)HOPKINSVILLE WATER ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE5.5 ng/L
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)HOPKINSVILLE WATER ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITYNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency23 ng/L
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)HOPKINSVILLE WATER ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITYNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency4.9 ng/L
28 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: HOPKINSVILLE WATER ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY

  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • Lead (90th percentile)
  • Lithium
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
1 city

Cities ranked by the records

Showing 1 of 1 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Christian CountyPFAS detected in 1 of 1 city; none above a federal limit
4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in Kentucky
Lead

0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in Kentucky
Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

  1. HopkinsvilleHOPKINSVILLE WATER ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY · KY0240201
    41,350 served
Questions

Frequently asked

How does Christian County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Christian County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Hopkinsville's main water system: HOPKINSVILLE WATER ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY · PWSID KY0240201 · Purity Score 100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Christian County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?

None of the 1 Christian County cities on record had a regulated PFAS above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 1.

Is there lead in Christian County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 0 of 1 Christian County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.