We read 12 results from Bowling Green Municipal Utilities’s 2024 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.
Serves about 53,601 people · Water system ID KY1140038 · Read the district’s 2024 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2024 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminumas reported · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 80 ppb · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.08 ppm | — | 0.2 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Bariumhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.03 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorideas reported · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 23.1 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Chlorineaverage · range 0.21 to 2.58 · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 1.9 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.02 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 17 to 72 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 4 | 48 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 21 to 105 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 4 | 68 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluoridehighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.81 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 1 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2024 report, page 4 | Not detected | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Not detected |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.84 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Sulfateas reported · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 28.6 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · range 0.01 to 0.09 · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.09 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
What you can do
Nothing in this report is above a health goal or legal limit. If you’re bothered by taste, smell, hardness or spots, or your home has older pipes, the filter catalog and buyer questions can help you pick, and a test of your own tap shows what your plumbing adds.
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