Public water system record
Kentucky-American Water Co
Serves an area of Fayette County and Owen County, KY that includes Lexington-Fayette, Owenton and Monterey · 669,042 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Kentucky-American Water Co in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Kentucky-American Water Co draws water from 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1995, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 28 lead and 69,237 unknown out of 135,585 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 1995
EPA's records for Kentucky-American Water Co go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Kentucky-American Water Co draws water from 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Carroll Co Water District #1 and Gallatin County Water District. It also has an emergency connection to Judy Water Association. 7 other community water systems buy water from Kentucky-American Water Co. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Kentucky-American Water Co.
Buys water from
- Carroll Co Water District #1 Ghent, KY
- Gallatin County Water District Sparta, KY
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Judy Water Association Mt. Sterling, KY
Community systems that buy water from it
- East Clark Co Water District Winchester, KY
- Harrison Co Water Assoc Cynthiana, KY
- Jessamine S Elkhorn Water Dist Nicholasville, KY
- Judy Water Association Mt. Sterling, KY
- Midway Municipal Water Works Midway, KY
- Nicholasville Water Department Nicholasville, KY
- Peaks Mill Water District Frakfort, KY
Annual water quality report
Kentucky-American Water Co 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
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kentucky.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells