No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting April 2023.
Serves about 18,765 people (7,685 connections) with surface water bought from Morehead Utility Plant Board.
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1 health-based violation in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr–Jun 2023 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.081 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from December 2024 to September 2025.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-12-09 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROWAN WATER INC (KY1030375) |
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
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Follow this water →Rowan Water Inc's phone number on EPA record is 606-784-9818. Its mailing address is 1765 CHRISTY CREEK, MOREHEAD, KY 40351.
According to EPA's record, Rowan Water Inc uses surface water bought from Morehead Utility Plant Board.
EPA's record shows 1 health-based violation for Rowan Water Inc 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 2023. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Rowan Water Inc's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Rowan Water Inc. Its phone number on EPA record is 606-784-9818. Its mailing address on EPA record is 1765 CHRISTY CREEK, MOREHEAD, KY 40351. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.