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Black Mtn Utility/Rosspoint

Serves an area of Harlan County, KY · 1,889 people served

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

  • KY0480650
  • BAXTER
  • KY
  • 1,889 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 40806
EPA system ID KY0480650

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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/Rosspoint buys its water from Harlan Municipal Water Works.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 822 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.
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Jan 20, 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 3, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Black Mtn Utility/Rosspoint go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 6

Where the water comes from

Black Mtn Utility/Rosspoint buys its water from Harlan Municipal Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Black Mtn Utility/Rosspoint 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

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