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Louisville tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Louisville. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Louisville is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 2,745 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 155 violations across the community water system(s) serving Louisville, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
West Barbour Co Water Authority
1,395 served · groundwater · PWSID AL0000087 - Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between April 2016 and April 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Louisville Water Works, Town Of
1,350 served · groundwater · PWSID AL0000088 - Monitoring 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Xylenes, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring DICHLOROMETHANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring o-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring p-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Vinyl chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Carbon tetrachloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Trichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Tetrachloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Toluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Ethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Styrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between April 2024 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between January 2024 and January 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 18 times between April 2021 and December 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in May 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.