Water quality report

PENDLETON CO WATER DISTRICT #1/SOUTH

FALMOUTH, KY · 3,713 people served · EPA PWSID KY0960499

The bottom line

PENDLETON CO WATER DISTRICT #1/SOUTH (FALMOUTH, KY), which serves about 3,713 people, has recorded 1 health-based drinking-water contaminant in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM). Its most recent lead 90th-percentile sample was 4.69 ppb, within the 15 ppb federal action level. EPA's UCMR5 program detected PFAS 'forever chemicals' in this system: PFPeA (0.016 µg/L), PFHpA (0.013 µg/L), PFHxA (0.0092 µg/L). A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

health contaminants on record

PFAS detected (UCMR5)

total health violations since 2016

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Total Trihalomethanes

1× the federal limit

Measured 0.083 mg/L · federal limit 0.08 mg/L · latest 01/01/2018 · 1 violation since 2016

Chlorination byproduct; MCL 80 ug/L. Long-term bladder cancer and reproductive risk. Higher in surface-water systems.

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Lead

Within federal limit

Measured 4.69 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 12/31/2024 · 0 violations since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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PFAS "forever chemicals"

Detected by EPA's UCMR5 monitoring. The 2024 federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L).

PFPeA

Detected

Measured 0.016 µg/L · sampled 10/18/2023 · detection limit 0.003 µg/L

PFHpA

Detected

Measured 0.013 µg/L · sampled 10/18/2023 · detection limit 0.003 µg/L

PFHxA

Detected

Measured 0.0092 µg/L · sampled 10/18/2023 · detection limit 0.003 µg/L

PFBA

Detected

Measured 0.0082 µg/L · sampled 4/5/2023 · detection limit 0.005 µg/L

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Your recommended fix

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Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.