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Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in Kentucky

33 active public water systems in Kentucky had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 4 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Meade County Water District
Meade County
33,313 1 0
Vine Grove Water Department
Hardin County
6,703 2 0
Fleming-Neon Water Company
Letcher County
3,212 6 3
Missing Hill Resort
Calloway County
196 1 0
Monticello Water & Sewer Commission
Wayne County
21,000 2 0
Garrard CO Water Assoc INC
Garrard County
14,806 1 0
Farmdale Water District
Franklin County
8,203 1 0
Williamsburg Water Department
Whitley County
5,554 1 0
Calvert City Municipal Water Department
Marshall County
4,381 1 0
Sandy Hook Water District
Elliott County
3,528 2 0
Corinth Water District
Grant County
3,139 1 0
Evarts Municipal Water Plant
Harlan County
3,059 3 1
Ledbetter Water District
Livingston County
2,729 3 0
Eminence Water Works
Henry County
2,554 1 0
Dry Ridge Water Works Commission
Grant County
2,400 1 0
Greensburg Water Works
Green County
2,396 2 0
Black Mtn Utility/dayhoit
Harlan County
1,954 4 1
Black Mtn Utility/rosspoint
Harlan County
1,889 4 0
Earlington Water & Sewer
Hopkins County
1,708 3 0
Brodhead Water Works
Rockcastle County
1,613 1 0
Crab Orchard Water District
Lincoln County
1,488 1 0
Black Mtn Utility/wallins
Harlan County
1,485 3 0
Beech Grove Water System
McLean County
1,461 1 0
Green Hills Water District
Harlan County
1,443 4 1
Black Mtn Utility/kenvir
Harlan County
1,396 3 0
Lynch Water Works
Harlan County
1,078 8 3
Village of Buckhorn
Perry County
875 2 0
Black Mtn Utility/sukey Ridge
Harlan County
740 3 0
Black Mtn Utility/louellen
Harlan County
520 2 0
Black Mtn Utility/coxton
Harlan County
356 3 0
Center Ridge Water District #3
Calloway County
208 4 1
Cypress Springs Resort
Calloway County
200 1 0
Lifeline Recovery Center
Ballard County
160 3 0
About this data

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