No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting April 2024.
Serves about 5,181 people (2,330 connections) with surface water from its own intake, and buys water from Ashland Water Works.
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2 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr–Jun 2024 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.086 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2018 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.061 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from January 2023 to December 2023.
| 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 | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| 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 | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| 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 | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| 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 | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| 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 | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| 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 | 2023-01-11 to 2023-10-10 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-10-10 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-10-10 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| 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 | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-10-10 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-10-10 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-11 to 2023-12-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: RUSSELL WATER COMPANY (KY0450376) |
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
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Follow this water →Russell Water Company's phone number on EPA record is 606-836-9666. Its mailing address is PO BOX 394, RUSSELL, KY 41169.
According to EPA's record, Russell Water Company uses surface water from its own intake, and buys water from Ashland Water Works.
EPA's record shows 2 health-based violations for Russell Water Company 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 2024. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Russell Water Company's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024, was 3 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Russell Water Company. Its phone number on EPA record is 606-836-9666. Its mailing address on EPA record is PO BOX 394, RUSSELL, KY 41169. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.