Sturgis Tap Water Quality Report
Sturgis's water has 1 contaminant above EPA's legal limit (MCL, enforceable from April 26, 2029). Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
STURGIS WATER WORKS
People Served
3,490
Health-based violations since 2020
9
STURGIS WATER WORKS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Oct 2025 · STURGIS WATER WORKS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Sturgis Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Sturgis's water has 1 contaminant above EPA's legal limit (MCL, enforceable from April 26, 2029).
STURGIS WATER WORKS, Sturgis's water system, serves 3,490 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for STURGIS WATER WORKS is from Oct 2025.
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Sturgis Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Sturgis, KY
We read Sturgis, KY’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 1 contaminant above EPA's legal limit (MCL, enforceable from April 26, 2029), 7 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 9 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 106 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Sturgis's water
STURGIS WATER WORKS
PWSID KY1130422
STURGIS WATER WORKS reported 0.76 mg/L, at or above the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation and below the 1.5 mg/L WHO guideline value and NTP neurodevelopment review level.
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Recommended Water Filters for Sturgis
Based on Sturgis's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA's health goals (MCLGs) or legal limits (MCL).
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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What Sturgis's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Sturgis includes iron, manganese and sulfate — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Sturgis, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Sturgis? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Union County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Sturgis
Sturgis's tap water has an estimated 8.5 grains per gallon (146.0 mg/L, county sampling in Union County) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 8.5 gpg water in Sturgis — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Kentucky as a whole, read water softener cost in Kentucky — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sturgis Tap Water
Sturgis's water has 1 contaminant above EPA's legal limit (MCL, enforceable from April 26, 2029). We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 9 health-based violations for STURGIS WATER WORKS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Apr 2022): Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (TTHM), 9 violations, the first beginning on July 1, 2023 and the latest on January 1, 2026. Every such result predates them; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Oct 2025) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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