Public water system record

Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge

Serves an area of Harlan County, KY · 740 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge in the last ten years.

  • KY0480461
  • BAXTER
  • KY
  • 740 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 40806
EPA system ID KY0480461

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge buys its water from Harlan Municipal Water Works.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 279 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 6

Where the water comes from

Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge buys its water from Harlan Municipal Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge 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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