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Water utility · Bracken County · Kentucky

Bracken County Water District

No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.

Serves about 6,456 people (2,400 connections) with groundwater bought from Western Mason Co Water District and Augusta Regional WTP.

  • PWSID KY0120039
  • EPA registered name: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
  • EPA record checked June 18, 2026
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Mailing address
PO BOX 201
BROOKSVILLE, KY 41004
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2023) was 4 µg/L. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 1 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 7 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on May 7, 2018.
Lab results EPA required (UCMR 5)

2 of 30 contaminants detected in EPA testing

EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from June 2023 to December 2023.

  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Within a historical reference; current applicability unverified
    10 ng/L federal MCL
    5.5ng/L
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Within the referenced health-based guidance value
    2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory · not a legal limit
    3.1ng/L
Results as a table30 results with limit, status, sample date and source
EPA-required lab results (UCMR 5) for Bracken County Water District (PWSID KY0120039), Kentucky
ContaminantResultLimitStatusSampledSource
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)5.5 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Within a historical reference; current applicability unverified2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)3.1 ng/L2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitWithin the referenced health-based guidance value2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)< 5 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Lithium< 9 µg/L10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)< 6 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)< 20 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)< 3 ng/L400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)< 4 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)< 8 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)< 7 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-07 to 2023-12-12UCMR5 Analytical Results: BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0120039)
Not detected (28)
  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
  • Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
  • Lithium
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What is the phone number for Bracken County Water District?

Bracken County Water District's phone number on EPA record is 606-735-3513. Its mailing address is PO BOX 201, BROOKSVILLE, KY 41004.

Where does Bracken County Water District get its water?

According to EPA's record, Bracken County Water District uses groundwater bought from Western Mason Co Water District and Augusta Regional WTP.

Does Bracken County Water District have any EPA violations?

No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. EPA also lists 1 missed or late test or report in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Bracken County Water District's latest lead result?

The 90th-percentile lead result in Bracken County Water District's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023, was 4 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Bracken County Water District water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Bracken County Water District. Its phone number on EPA record is 606-735-3513. Its mailing address on EPA record is PO BOX 201, BROOKSVILLE, KY 41004. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.