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Morgan County Water District

Serves an area of Morgan County, KY that includes Ezel · 7,502 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Morgan County Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • KY0880594
  • WEST LIBERTY
  • KY
  • 7,502 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 41472
EPA system ID KY0880594

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Morgan County Water District buys its water from West Liberty Water Company and Cave Run Regional WT Comm.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, August 2015.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,780 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 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 24, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Morgan County Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 0
2020s 2 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Morgan County Water District in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 10, 2015 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Morgan County Water District buys its water from West Liberty Water Company and Cave Run Regional WT Comm. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Morgan County Water District. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Morgan County Water District.

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Annual water quality report

Morgan County 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.

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