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Estill Co Water District

Serves an area of Estill County, KY · 9,501 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Estill Co Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KY0330123
  • IRVINE,
  • KY
  • 9,501 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 40336
EPA system ID KY0330123

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Estill Co Water District buys its water from Irvine Municipal Utilities and Jackson Co Water Association.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 212 unknown out of 4,568 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 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No

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, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Estill Co Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 0

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Estill Co Water District buys its water from Irvine Municipal Utilities and Jackson Co Water Association. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Estill Co Water District.

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Annual water quality report

Estill Co 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.

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