Public water system record
Olive Hill Municipal Water Works
Serves an area of Carter County, KY that includes Olive Hill · 6,192 people served
Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Olive Hill Municipal Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 9
- Resolved
- 9
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Olive Hill Municipal Water Works draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, February 2019.
- Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 391 unknown out of 2,949 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 4, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 4, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Olive Hill Municipal Water Works go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4 | 32 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Olive Hill Municipal Water Works in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2019 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations (9 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), CARBON, TOTAL, Public Notice |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
5 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
CARBON, TOTAL
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Olive Hill Municipal Water Works draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Rowan Water Inc. It also has an emergency connection to Rattlesnake Ridge Water District.
Buys water from
- Rowan Water Inc Morehead, KY
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Rattlesnake Ridge Water District Grayson, KY
Annual water quality report
Olive Hill Municipal 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
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kentucky.
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