Public water system record
Hindman Mun Water Works
Serves an area of Knott County, KY that includes Hindman · 1,883 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Hindman Mun Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Hindman Mun Water Works buys its water from Southern Water & Sewer District and Knott Co Water & Sewer District.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, July 2022.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 945 unknown out of 1,134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 9, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 29, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 12, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Hindman Mun Water Works go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hindman Mun Water Works in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2022 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 7 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Hindman Mun Water Works buys its water from Southern Water & Sewer District and Knott Co Water & Sewer District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Hindman Mun Water Works.
Buys water from
- Southern Water & Sewer District McDoqwell, KY
- Knott Co Water & Sewer District Vicco, KY
Community systems that buy water from it
- Knott Co Water & Sewer District Vicco, KY
Annual water quality report
Hindman Mun 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.
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.
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