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Caldwell County Water District

Serves an area of Caldwell County, KY · 6,000 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Caldwell County Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KY0170528
  • PRINCETON
  • KY
  • 6,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 42445
EPA system ID KY0170528

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Caldwell County Water District buys its water from Princeton Water & Sewer Commission, South Hopkins Water District and Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, September 2017.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,191 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 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 18, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Caldwell County Water District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 13
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Caldwell County Water District in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 13, 2017 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Caldwell County Water District buys its water from Princeton Water & Sewer Commission, South Hopkins Water District and Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Caldwell 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.

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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