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Bath County Water District

Serves an area of Bath County, KY that includes Salt Lick · 10,083 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bath County Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KY0060022
  • SALT LICK
  • KY
  • 10,083 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 40371
EPA system ID KY0060022

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Bath County Water District buys its water from Mt Sterling Water Works, Morehead Utility Plant Board and Frenchburg Water Company.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,965 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Bath County Water District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 2 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2007, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1991 Archived

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Bath County Water District buys its water from Mt Sterling Water Works, Morehead Utility Plant Board and Frenchburg Water Company. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Owingsville Water Works. 3 other community water systems buy water from Bath County Water District.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Bath County Water 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

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