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Cloverport Water & Sewer System

Serves an area of Breckinridge County, KY that includes Cloverport · 1,560 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Cloverport Water & Sewer System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • KY0140079
  • CLOVERPORT
  • KY
  • 1,560 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 40111
EPA system ID KY0140079

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Cloverport Water & Sewer System buys its water from Hardinsburg Ro WTP.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, February 2019.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 499 unknown out of 528 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
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved Yes

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
 Aug 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 31, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 10, 2015 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 8, 2013 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Cloverport Water & Sewer System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 11 6
2000s 0 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 15
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Trichloroethylene, began July 1998, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.008 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 15, 1998 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 15, 1998 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 14, 1998 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 22, 1997 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Aug 6, 1997 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Feb 12, 1997 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Dec 4, 1996 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 May 3, 1995 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.009 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Aug 18, 1993 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Apr 14, 1993 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Feb 10, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cloverport Water & Sewer System in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 26, 2019 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 14 violations (1 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Public Notice, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

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

Where the water comes from

Cloverport Water & Sewer System buys its water from Hardinsburg Ro WTP. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Cloverport Water & Sewer System 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

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