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Maysville Utility Commission

Serves an area of Mason County, KY that includes Maysville and Mays Lick · 11,263 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Maysville Utility Commission in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • KY0810275
  • MAYSVILLE
  • KY
  • 11,263 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 41056
EPA system ID KY0810275

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Maysville Utility Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, July 2014.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,589 unknown out of 5,227 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 Jul 1, 2017 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
 Mar 1, 2018 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2018 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Maysville Utility Commission go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (5 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 2
2000s 3 32
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began December 2013, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2013 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1990 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1990 Archived

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Maysville Utility Commission and issued 1 boil water order between 1988 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2014.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 15, 2014 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (1 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Public Notice, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 13, 1991 Kentucky Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 13, 1991 Kentucky Administrative penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 13, 1988 Kentucky Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

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

Maysville Utility Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Maysville Utility Commission. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Maysville Utility Commission.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Maysville Utility Commission 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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