Tapcensus

Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Kentucky

10 active public water systems in Kentucky had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 10 of them still unresolved. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Hickman Water Department
Fulton County
3,191 4 1
Sacramento Water Works
McLean County
2,435 1 1
Black Mtn Utility/dayhoit
Harlan County
1,954 4 1
White Plains Water System
Hopkins County
1,871 1 1
Sebree Water Department
Webster County
1,743 4 1
Green Hills Water District
Harlan County
1,443 4 1
Center Ridge Water System
Calloway County
273 3 1
Trinity Holiness School
Carlisle County
250 2 1
Center Ridge Water District #3
Calloway County
208 4 1
Center Ridge Water District #4
Calloway County
105 4 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.