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Winchester Municipal Utilities

Serves an area of Clark County, KY that includes Winchester · 29,823 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Winchester Municipal Utilities in the last ten years.

  • KY0250473
  • WINCHESTER
  • KY
  • 29,823 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 40391
EPA system ID KY0250473

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

Key facts

  • Winchester Municipal Utilities draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Record on file since 1989, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,100 unknown out of 11,389 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1989

EPA's records for Winchester Municipal Utilities go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (12 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 55 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
1990s 2 25
2000s 9 28
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began January 2014, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2010 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1995 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1991 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1989 Archived

Where the water comes from

Winchester Municipal Utilities draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Winchester Municipal Utilities.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Winchester Municipal Utilities 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.

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