Western Pulaski Co Water District, KY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Western Pulaski Co Water District at a glance
Western Pulaski Co Water District serves about 23,264 people through 9,519 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Pulaski County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY1000363; phone on file: 606-679-1569. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Western Pulaski Co Water District is 2 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 ppb |
| 2021 | 2 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 367 Kentucky systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 0 are over 15 ppb right now and 4 have gone over at some point. Western Pulaski Co Water District's 2 ppb sits at the 74th percentile in Kentucky and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
7 other systems share Pulaski County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Western Pulaski Co Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset Water Service | 29,700 | 0 (not detected) |
| Southeastern Water Assoc/Nelson Valley | 21,895 | 0 (not detected) |
| Eubank Water System | 12,492 | 0 (not detected) |
| Science Hill Water Works | 5,940 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bronston Water Associaton Inc | 5,114 | 0 (not detected) |
| Burnside Water Company | 2,284 | 2 ppb |
| Woodson Bend Property Owners Assoc | 1,455 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Somerset, KY
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Somerset, KY may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Western Pulaski Co Water District whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.