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Breathitt Co Water District

Serves an area of Breathitt County, KY · 5,068 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Breathitt Co Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • KY0131012
  • JACKSON
  • KY
  • 5,068 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 41339
EPA system ID KY0131012

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Breathitt Co Water District buys its water from Jackson Municipal Water Works and Campton Water System.
  • 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), 2017.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,784 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Sep 23, 2019 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Aug 25, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 6, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Breathitt Co Water District go back to 2005. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 19, 2016 0 5
October 20, 2016 to 2019 4 2
2020s 0 1

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

2 incidents

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

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

Breathitt Co Water District buys its water from Jackson Municipal Water Works and Campton Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Breathitt Co Water District.

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Annual water quality report

Breathitt Co 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.

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.

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Testing your own water

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