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Lyon County Water District

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting April 2025.

Serves about 6,744 people (2,824 connections) with surface water bought from Barkley Lake Water District, Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District, Princeton Water & Sewer Commission and 3 more.

  • PWSID KY0720933
  • EPA registered name: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
  • EPA record checked June 18, 2026
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Contact Lyon County Water District

From EPA's record for KY0720933. PurityMap is independent of Lyon County Water District.

Mailing address
PO BOX 489
KUTTAWA, KY 42055
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

10 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in 3 quarters since October 2024.
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in 7 quarters since October 2016.
Recent health-based violations for Lyon County Water District (PWSID KY0720933)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Apr–Jun 2025Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.064 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
Jan–Mar 2025Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.065 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
Oct–Dec 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.092 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Oct–Dec 2024Haloacetic acids (HAA5)0.072 mg/L0.060 mg/LResolved
Jul–Sep 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.081 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Show all 10
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Oct–Dec 2017Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.085 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jul–Sep 2017Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.088 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Apr–Jun 2017Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.09 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jan–Mar 2017Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.092 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Oct–Dec 2016Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.083 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2024) was not detected. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 3 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 54 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on January 9, 2026.
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 February 2023 to August 2024.

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Above a historical reference; current applicability unverified
    4 ng/L federal MCL
    4.4ng/L
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Detected, no limit
    No federal limit
    51.2ng/L
Results as a table30 results with limit, status, sample date and source
EPA-required lab results (UCMR 5) for Lyon County Water District (PWSID KY0720933), Kentucky
ContaminantResultLimitStatusSampledSource
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)4.4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Above a historical reference; current applicability unverified2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)51.2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyDetected, no limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)< 5 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
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 limit2023-02-14 to 2023-11-08UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2023-11-08UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)< 6 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2023-11-08UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)< 20 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)< 3 ng/L2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)< 3 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)< 3 ng/L400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)< 4 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)< 8 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2023-11-08UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)< 7 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2023-11-08UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-02-14 to 2024-08-14UCMR5 Analytical Results: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (KY0720933)
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)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • 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 Lyon County Water District?

Lyon County Water District's phone number on EPA record is 270-388-0271. Its mailing address is PO BOX 489, KUTTAWA, KY 42055.

Where does Lyon County Water District get its water?

According to EPA's record, Lyon County Water District uses surface water bought from Barkley Lake Water District, Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District, Princeton Water & Sewer Commission and 3 more.

Does Lyon County Water District have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 10 health-based violations for Lyon County Water District in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting April 2025. EPA also lists 3 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

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

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Lyon County Water District's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.

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

PurityMap has no verified website for Lyon County Water District. Its phone number on EPA record is 270-388-0271. Its mailing address on EPA record is PO BOX 489, KUTTAWA, KY 42055. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.