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Rattlesnake Ridge Water District

Serves an area of Carter County and Elliott County, KY · 11,397 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Rattlesnake Ridge Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KY0220555
  • GRAYSON
  • KY
  • 11,397 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 41143
EPA system ID KY0220555

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Rattlesnake Ridge Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, February 2012.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,365 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 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 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 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2019 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
 Dec 24, 2025 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 9, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Rattlesnake Ridge Water District go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (9 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 0
2000s 1 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 4 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1993 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Rattlesnake Ridge Water District in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 22, 2012 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 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

CARBON, TOTAL

2 incidents

The 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

Rattlesnake Ridge Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Grayson Utility Commission. 3 other community water systems buy water from Rattlesnake Ridge Water District. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Rattlesnake Ridge Water District.

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Annual water quality report

Rattlesnake Ridge 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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

Testing your own water

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