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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violations in Kentucky

12 active public water systems in Kentucky had a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation in the past three years. What Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule is and why it matters.

Health effects: Violations indicate failure to meet treatment technique requirements that reduce exposure to Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and other microbial pathogens. Cryptosporidium poses the greatest risk to immunocompromised individuals, infants, and the elderly, and can cause severe or fatal illness in vulnerable populations.

Systems with a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Edmonson CO Water District
Edmonson County
17,848 2 0
Southern Water & Sewer District
Floyd County
15,110 5 0
Paris Water Works
Bourbon County
14,139 2 0
Martin CO Water District #1
Martin County
9,003 1 0
Beattyville Water Works
Lee County
8,428 4 1
Greenville Utilities Commission
Muhlenberg County
5,649 3 1
Whitesburg Water Works
Letcher County
3,861 3 0
Evarts Municipal Water Plant
Harlan County
3,059 3 1
Salyersville Municipal Water
Magoffin County
3,029 1 0
Greensburg Water Works
Green County
2,396 2 0
Mission Conversation Service Alliance
McCracken County
2,000 1 0
Lynch Water Works
Harlan County
1,078 8 3
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Kentucky records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.