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Irvine Municipal Utilities

Serves an area of Estill County, KY that includes Irvine and Ravenna · 5,649 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Irvine Municipal Utilities in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • KY0330205
  • IRVINE
  • KY
  • 5,649 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 40336
EPA system ID KY0330205

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Irvine Municipal Utilities draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, March 2018.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,106 unknown out of 2,594 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 1, 2019 Resolved Yes
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 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, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 5, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 10, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Irvine Municipal Utilities go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 12
2000s 3 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 2
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Irvine Municipal Utilities in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 20, 2018 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 12 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform, Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

CARBON, TOTAL

1 incident

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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Irvine Municipal Utilities draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Irvine Municipal Utilities.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Irvine 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.

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

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