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Water quality in Phelps, Kentucky

Phelps is in Pike County. 3 active public water systems serve the county; 2 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Mountain Water Dist KY0980575 · Community water system · Surface water
Serves 44,057 people Rules violated, past 3 years 1 Last sanitary survey Oct 23, 2025 Distance 13.4 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Pike County

2 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Elkhorn City Water Dept
1,723 0 16.6 mi
Pikeville Water Department
9,638 1 20.8 mi
About this data

Water systems are matched to Pike County, nearest to Phelps first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

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.