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Earlington Water & Sewer

Serves Earlington, Hopkins County, KY · 1,708 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Earlington Water & Sewer in the last ten years.

  • KY0540108
  • EARLINGTON
  • KY
  • 1,708 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 42410
EPA system ID KY0540108

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Earlington Water & Sewer has a seasonal connection to South Hopkins Water District.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, October 2015.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 706 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, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Earlington Water & Sewer go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (18 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 15 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Resolved.

Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2013 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.117 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.136 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.131 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Earlington Water & Sewer in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 9, 2015 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Where the water comes from

Earlington Water & Sewer has a seasonal connection to South Hopkins Water District.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Earlington Water & Sewer 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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Testing your own water

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