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Owingsville Water Works

Serves an area of Bath County, KY that includes Owingsville · 2,307 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Owingsville Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KY0060338
  • OWINGSVILLE
  • KY
  • 2,307 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 40360
EPA system ID KY0060338

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

Key facts

  • Owingsville Water Works buys its water from Bath County Water District.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Kentucky, June 1992.
  • Record on file since 1978, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 964 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 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for Owingsville Water Works go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 6
1990s 2 16
2000s 2 18
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2006, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators issued 1 boil water order to Owingsville Water Works in 1992. The most recent was a boil water order in June 1992.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 10, 1992 Kentucky Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Owingsville Water Works buys its water from Bath County Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Owingsville Water Works.

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Annual water quality report

Owingsville Water Works 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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