Whitesburg Tap Water Quality Report
Whitesburg's water record shows 3 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
People Served
3,861
Health-based violations since 2020
4
WHITESBURG WATER WORKS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Oct 2023 · WHITESBURG WATER WORKS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Whitesburg 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. Whitesburg's water record shows 3 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file.
WHITESBURG WATER WORKS, Whitesburg's water system, serves 3,861 people. 1 other system is listed for Whitesburg. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to WHITESBURG WATER WORKS's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for WHITESBURG WATER WORKS is from Oct 2023.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, WHITESBURG WATER WORKS measured lithium at up to 21 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Kentucky
Whitesburg Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Whitesburg, KY
We read Whitesburg, 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.
- 3 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 4 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 Whitesburg's water
WHITESBURG WATER WORKS
PWSID KY0670466
WHITESBURG WATER WORKS reported 0.8 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.
LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
PWSID KY0670462
No fluoride level in our data for LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Whitesburg
Whitesburg's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
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
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
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:
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What Whitesburg's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Whitesburg includes manganese, sulfate and a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Whitesburg, 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 Whitesburg? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Letcher County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Whitesburg
Whitesburg's tap water has an estimated 13.4 grains per gallon (230.0 mg/L, county sampling in Letcher County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 13.4 gpg water in Whitesburg — 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 Whitesburg Tap Water
Whitesburg's water record shows 3 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file. 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 4 health-based violations for WHITESBURG WATER WORKS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Apr 2022): Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), 2 violations, the first beginning on February 1, 2025 and the latest on February 1, 2026; Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), 2 violations, the first beginning on January 1, 2026 and the latest on February 1, 2026. Every such result predates them; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Oct 2023) 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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