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Boone County, Kentucky

Water Systems
9
Population Served
100,541
Total Violations
1,345
55 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
149.4
Avg Violations per System
4.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
5 systems (56%)
SW
4 systems (44%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
66.7%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Boone Kentucky water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (9)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Boone Co Water & Sewer District 66,300 30 Detected
Florence Water & Sewer 29,351 34 Clean
Walton Waterworks Department 4,173 24 Detected
River Ridge Park Inc 223 121 -
Trapps Water Company 200 177 -
Duke Energy KY East Bend 120 266 -
Potters Ranch 100 340 -
Riverside 25 LLC 49 343 -
Boone-Florence Water Commission 25 10 -

Other Counties in Kentucky

Jefferson County
1 systems · 764,769 served · 660 violations
Fayette County
1 systems · 299,501 served · 30 violations
Kenton County
1 systems · 199,460 served · 674 violations
Warren County
2 systems · 144,719 served · 689 violations
Hardin County
4 systems · 136,859 served · 885 violations
Daviess County
5 systems · 112,731 served · 830 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Boone County? ▼
Boone County has 1,345 total drinking water violations across 9 water systems, of which 55 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Boone County systems? ▼
Water systems in Boone County serve approximately 100,541 people through 9 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Boone County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Boone County, 2 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Boone County? ▼
Water systems in Boone County use GW (5 systems), SW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 4.1% of Boone County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.