Public water system record
Wheelwright Utility Commission
Serves an area of Floyd County, KY that includes Wheelwright and Maytown · 834 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Wheelwright Utility Commission in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Wheelwright Utility Commission draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, March 2013.
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 441 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Wheelwright Utility Commission go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 26 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2012, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Wheelwright Utility Commission in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2013 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (3 health-based): Public Notice, Surface Water Treatment Rule, CARBON, TOTAL |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe 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
Where the water comes from
Wheelwright Utility Commission draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Southern Water & Sewer District. 1 other community water system buys water from Wheelwright Utility Commission.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Southern Water & Sewer District McDoqwell, KY
Community systems that buy water from it
- Southern Water & Sewer District McDoqwell, KY
Annual water quality report
Wheelwright Utility Commission 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
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