Is Pewee Valley, KY tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Pewee Valley has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Kentucky’s records.
Louisville Water Company, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Louisville Water Company is hard, typically 130 mg/L (7.6 grains per gallon). How Kentucky’s water compares.
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 Pewee Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Louisville Water Company
Kentucky · serves 806,997 people · about 2,100 in Pewee Valley
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard, typically 130 mg/L (7.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Oldham County Water District
Kentucky · serves 38,409 people · under 100 in Pewee Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Louisville Water Company’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Pewee Valley
TapBuff hasn’t read Kentucky’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.
Certified labs, state by stateWhich ZIP codes are in Pewee Valley: 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 Pewee Valley
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Louisville Water Company’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water