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Manchester Water Works

Serves an area of Clay County, KY that includes Manchester and Oneida · 11,349 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Manchester Water Works in the last ten years.

  • KY0260737
  • MANCHESTER
  • KY
  • 11,349 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 40962
EPA system ID KY0260737

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Manchester Water Works draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, May 2017.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,575 unknown out of 4,258 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 12, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Manchester Water Works go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 50
2000s 8 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 13

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Manchester Water Works in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 1, 2017 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 13 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Manchester Water Works draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from East Laurel Water District and Barbourville Utilities. 1 other community water system buys water from Manchester Water Works.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Manchester 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.

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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Testing your own water

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