NORTHERN KENTUCKY WATER DISTRICT

KY · PWS ID KY0590220 · Community water system

105
contaminants tested
12
detected
259,949
people served
Water source
Surface water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Kenton

PFAS detected

“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
PFPeA 0.0045 ug/L 3/12 2024

Other contaminants detected

ContaminantMaxDetection rateSourcePeriod
TTHM 126.6 UG/L 260/260 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 98.5 UG/L 249/260 SYR4 2012–2019
COPPER, FREE 1338 UG/L 183/195 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate 1080 UG/L 86/86 SYR4 2012–2019
Fluoride 1070 UG/L 64/64 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite 1080 UG/L 43/43 SYR4 2012–2019
Barium 42.9 UG/L 24/24 SYR4 2012–2019
Lead 13 UG/L 16/144 SYR4 2012–2018
LEAD SUMMARY 0.0094 mg/L 12/12 LCR 2024
Mercury 0.4000 UG/L 3/27 SYR4 2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity 4.6 PCI/L 1/3 SYR4 2016
93 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 and -228)Combined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
PEAT, DAVID
Phone
859-991-1655
Email
peat@nkywater.org