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Salyersville Municipal Water

Serves an area of Magoffin County, KY that includes Salyersville · 3,029 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Salyersville Municipal Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • KY0770566
  • SALYERSVILLE
  • KY
  • 3,029 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 41465
EPA system ID KY0770566

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Salyersville Municipal Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, August 2010.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 31 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,125 unknown out of 1,159 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Dec 1, 2024 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Dec 1, 2022 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Dec 1, 2022 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved Yes

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
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Salyersville Municipal Water go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 31 health-based violations (31 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 5
2000s 23 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 11
2020s 4 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began February 2015, Resolved.

Show all 31 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2015 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2010 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2008 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Salyersville Municipal Water in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 24, 2010 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 8 violations (8 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

4 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Salyersville Municipal Water draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Paintsville Municipal Water Works. 1 other community water system buys water from Salyersville Municipal Water.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Salyersville Municipal Water 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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