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Crab Orchard Water District

Serves an area of Lincoln County and Garrard County, KY that includes Crab Orchard · 1,488 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Crab Orchard Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KY0690089
  • CRAB ORCHARD
  • KY
  • 1,488 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 40419
EPA system ID KY0690089

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Crab Orchard Water District buys its water from Lancaster Water Works.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 569 unknown out of 711 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

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
 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 21, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 21, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 5, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 27, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 22, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 4, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Crab Orchard Water District go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 7 13
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2014, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations 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)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Crab Orchard Water District buys its water from Lancaster Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Stanford Water Works.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Crab Orchard Water District 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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