Is Albany, KY Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Albany's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Fluoride	1059.9999999999998 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate	604 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	103 µg/L 129% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	68 µg/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Copper	55.84499999999996 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Cyanide	30 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Barium	23.25 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	15.399999999999991 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2016	1/1	SYR4
Selenium	1 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Arsenic	0.4900 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Mercury	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: ALBANY WATER WORKS · 9,042 people · 2025	1/1	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Albany

Supplier	Population served
ALBANY WATER WORKS	9,042

Frequently asked questions about Albany tap water

Is Albany tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 13 contaminants in the water serving Albany. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Albany?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Albany, Kentucky to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Albany's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Albany include Fluoride, Nitrate, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Copper. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.