Water Utility

Henderson Municipal Water & Sewer

Location Henderson, Kentucky,
KY
Serves 31,705
Source Surface water
PWS ID KY0510188

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Chlorite

Potential Effect: change in blood chemistry
This Utility: 305.5 ppb Legal Limit: 1000 ppb
6.1x
EWG's Health Guideline:
50 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0763 ppb No Legal Limit
3.8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 26 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
260x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 35.6 ppb No Legal Limit
593x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.98 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
7x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.715 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppb
7.9x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 34.1 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
228x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.125 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.35 ppb
This Utility: 6.67 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 30.3 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 417.5 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 0.568 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 6.3 ppt Legal Limit: 10 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
9 ppt
This Utility: 0.34 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 1.48 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 0.188 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 0.263 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 5 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 7 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+7 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Chlorite
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Nitrate
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
1,4-Dioxane
Aluminum
Barium
Chlorate*
Fluoride
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA)
Manganese
Molybdenum
Strontium*
Vanadium*

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