Public water system record
Columbia/Adair Utilities District
Serves an area of Adair County, KY that includes Columbia · 22,113 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Columbia/Adair Utilities District in the last ten years, including an unresolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Columbia/Adair Utilities District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, January 2011.
- Record on file since 2009, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 9,258 unknown out of 10,369 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Sep 1, 2025 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 23, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 24, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2009
EPA's records for Columbia/Adair Utilities District go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Columbia/Adair Utilities District in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2011 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Columbia/Adair Utilities District draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Jamestown Municipal Water Works. It also has emergency connections to Campbellsville Municipal Water and Russell Springs Water & Sewer. 4 other community water systems buy water from Columbia/Adair Utilities District.
Buys water from
- Jamestown Municipal Water Works Jamestown, KY
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Campbellsville Municipal Water Campbellsville, KY
- Russell Springs Water & Sewer Russell Springs, KY
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cumberland Co Water District Burkesville, KY
- East Casey Co Water District Liberty, KY
- Edmonton Water Works Edmonton, KY
- Green Taylor Water District Grennsburg, KY
Annual water quality report
Columbia/Adair Utilities District must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kentucky.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells