- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
- Lithium: found in 5 of 16 samples, average 5.28 µg/L, highest 23.1 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Dec 2023–Sep 2024)
- HFPO-DA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 16 samples, average 1.6 ppt, highest 25 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Dec 2023–Sep 2024)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 16 samples, average 0.20 ppt, highest 3.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Dec 2023–Sep 2024)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 16 samples, average 0.20 ppt, highest 3.3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Dec 2023–Sep 2024)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 3 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jan 2025–Jun 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Oct 2024–Jun 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jul 2024–Jun 2024 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Apr 2024–Jun 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Big Sandy Water District
EPA system ID KY0100944 · serves Boyd County, KY · about 13,044 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Big Sandy Water District (EPA KY0100944)
What EPA records show for Big Sandy Water District, as of October 14, 2026
4 health-standard violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 3 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Big Sandy Water District use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Big Sandy Water District's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)
Source: EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), data as of Oct 14, 2026
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, data as of Oct 15, 2026
These are EPA's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's own records, your state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
Sources
- EPA ECHO detailed facility report: Big Sandy Water District (KY0100944), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples through June 2026
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