Tap water in Salem, KY — ZIP 42044

2 public water systems serving about 25,847 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.

Fair

PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5 testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.

Water systems serving 42044

North Marshall Water District #1

PWSID KY0790319 · serves 16,276 · groundwater

0 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs)

Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District

PWSID KY0700532 · serves 9,571 · surface water

0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs) · PFAS up to 8.3 ppt — above federal limit

Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology