Scott County Water Quality
Scott County, Kentucky: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
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.
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA12 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE12 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA9.3 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE9.3 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
Lead (90th percentile)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA5 µg/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE5 µg/LMonitoring period: 2022–2024
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA3 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE3 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA9.4 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE9.4 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE14 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE14 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICENo federal or state limit; shown for transparency11 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE11 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICENo federal or state limit; shown for transparency4.7 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE4.7 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
1 more contaminant detectedShow
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICENo federal or state limit; shown for transparency23 ng/L
- GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE23 ng/LSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-01
22 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE
- 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)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 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)
- 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)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
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.
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 KentuckyLargest water systems
- GeorgetownGEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE · KY105015744,608 served
Frequently asked
How does Scott County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Scott 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 Georgetown's main water system: GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE · PWSID KY1050157 · Purity Score 52 (Poor) · 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 Scott County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
1 of 1 Scott County city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Georgetown (PFOS 12 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Scott County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Scott 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.
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