Environmental Management Division

For most recent water quality reports from HCWD #1 visit the following: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TPifjwQmEXFMWjXO-dKT1KAlDoS9hD0T

The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection maintains a Drinking Water Watch webpage database for all the public water systems in Kentucky. Click here to review details of the Hardin County Water District #1 system which is currently the source of drinking water for Fort Knox. This site contains sampling schedules,technical sampling data and violations/enforcement actions. For questions about the data for Hardin County Water District # 1 please contact the listed official or the Fort Knox Environmental Management Division at 502-624-3629 or at knox.army.emd@army.mil.

The Army is investigating potential releases of certain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. These substances may be present in soil and/or groundwater at Army installations from PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) or from other sources. Military use of AFFF began in the 1970s and was most widely used at installations with airfields. The primary potential sources of Army PFAS releases are firefighting training areas where AFFF was used to train firefighters to respond to petroleum fires. Other potential Army uses of PFAS were in industrial processes, such as metal plating. However, there are also many potential non-DoD sources of PFAS. These chemicals may enter the environment through landfills and wastewater due to their presence in consumer products or as runoff to soil and water from other uses. Fort Knox is currently conducting testing on the installation at potential sites were these chemicals were used.

The Department of Defense has established a PFAS Task Force with focus on health aspects, cleanup standards and performance, finding/funding an effective substitute fire fighting foam without PFAS, science-supported standards for exposure and cleanup, and interagency coordination.

For more information on DOD’s PFAS efforts click Here.

Click Here for DoD’s PFAS 101 link

Click Here for Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Fact Sheet for Communities

Click Here for the DoD's PFAS Public Outreach webpage

Click Here for the 2021 Fort Knox Drinking Water Sampling Results

Click Here for the 2023 Fort Knox Drinking Water Sampling Results

Other Resources:

U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) Army PFAS Status for Drinking Water on Fort Knox

DoD PFAS Efforts, policies and reports

Army's PFAS FAQ

Fort Knox's Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation