Is OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Kentucky · PWSID KY0300336 · Ground water
Population served
60,473
Cities served
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State / jurisdiction
Kentucky (KY)
PWSID
KY0300336
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
701 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOAregulated
5.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 701 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES · Chosen for OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES because PFAS was detected at 5 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 701 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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