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Paintsville Municipal Water Works

Serves an area of Johnson County, KY that includes Paintsville, Van Lear and West Van Lear · 24,354 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Paintsville Municipal Water Works in the last ten years.

  • KY0580340
  • PAINTSVILLE
  • KY
  • 24,354 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 41240
EPA system ID KY0580340

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Paintsville Municipal Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, May 2017.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,857 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2017 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Paintsville Municipal Water Works go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (8 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 50
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0777 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Paintsville Municipal Water Works in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 1, 2017 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (5 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice, CARBON, TOTAL, Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Paintsville Municipal Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Paintsville Municipal Water Works. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Paintsville Municipal Water Works.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Paintsville Municipal Water Works 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.

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