Is Leitchfield, KY tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving Leitchfield have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kentucky’s records: Grayson County Water District and Edmonson Co Water District.
Grayson County Water District, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Kentucky’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Leitchfield’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Grayson County Water District
Kentucky · serves 20,033 people · about 400 in Leitchfield
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Leitchfield Water Works
Kentucky · serves 8,438 people · about 370 in Leitchfield
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Edmonson Co Water District
Kentucky · serves 17,848 people · under 100 in Leitchfield
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
13 health-based violations since 2016
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Hardinsburg Ro WTP
Kentucky · serves 18,437 people · under 100 in Leitchfield
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Leitchfield
TapBuff hasn’t read Kentucky’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.
Certified labs, state by stateZIP codes in Leitchfield
Which ZIP codes are in Leitchfield: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology.
Near Leitchfield
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Grayson County Water District’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water