Water Utility

Ohio County Water District

Location Ohio County, Kentucky,
KY
Serves 16,511
Source Surface water
PWS ID KY0920332

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.267 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
67x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.155 ppb No Legal Limit
7.7x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 44.1 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
441x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 67.4 ppb No Legal Limit
1,124x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 0.8 ppb Legal Limit: 40 ppb
8.9x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.4 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
10x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.3 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 50.6 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
337x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.03 ppb Legal Limit: 70 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
20 ppb
This Utility: 10 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 0.054 ppb Legal Limit: 3 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 31.3 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 16 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 0.817 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 1.62 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.263 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 0.17 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 0.213 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 4 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+2 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 8 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
Arsenic
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Methoxychlor
Nitrate
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
2,4-D
Aluminum
Atrazine*
Barium
Chlorate*
Fluoride
Manganese
Molybdenum
Strontium*
Vanadium*

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