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Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) violations in Kentucky

4 active public water systems in Kentucky had a Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) violation in the past three years, 3 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) is and why it matters.

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Systems with a Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
East Casey CO Water District
Casey County 		12,460 3 2
Beattyville Water Works
Lee County 		8,428 4 1
Lynch Water Works
Harlan County 		1,078 8 3
Edmonson CO Water District
Edmonson County 		17,848 2 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) 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.