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Kentucky State Penitentiary

Serves Eddyville, Lyon County, KY · 1,200 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Kentucky State Penitentiary in the last ten years.

  • KY0720552
  • EDDYVILLE
  • KY
  • 1,200 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 42038
EPA system ID KY0720552

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

Key facts

  • Kentucky State Penitentiary draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for Kentucky State Penitentiary go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 0 4
2000s 2 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2012, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2008 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Kentucky State Penitentiary draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Eddyville Water Department.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Kentucky State Penitentiary 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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