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Water hardness in Lynch

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Utility-reported hardness

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Your tap water

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Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Lynch Water Works

KY0480262 · Surface water · 1,078 people served system-wide

A municipal system, in-state city, and served county all agree with this Census ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (17)
Imported violation history for Lynch Water Works
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeUnaddressedJan 8, 2026
CARBON, TOTALArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleUnaddressedNov 2, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedNov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedSep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedAug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025
Public NoticeUnaddressedJul 12, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSUnaddressedJul 2, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Nov 5, 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
TTHMResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Public NoticeUnaddressedMar 16, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Oct 25, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedMay 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedJun 27, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023

City summary

What the indexed records say

Lynch has 1 published ZIP profile across Harlan County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

0 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

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Confidence labels

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ZIP directory

Water reports in Lynch

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ZIP code

40855

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Lynch

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.