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Bardstown Municipal Water Dept

Serves an area of Nelson County, KY that includes Bardstown, Boston and New Hope · 31,185 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Bardstown Municipal Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • KY0900017
  • BARDSTOWN
  • KY
  • 31,185 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 40004
EPA system ID KY0900017

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Bardstown Municipal Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent enforcement action: ban on new connections or service extensions by Kentucky, May 2005.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 13,739 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Nov 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 20, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Bardstown Municipal Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 63 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 34
2000s 6 27
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 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)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1999 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.004 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 4, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators issued 1 ban on new connections to Bardstown Municipal Water Dept in 2005. The most recent was a ban on new connections or service extensions in May 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 6, 2005 Kentucky Ban on new connections or service extensions 1 violation

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Bardstown Municipal Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 4 other community water systems buy water from Bardstown Municipal Water Dept.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Bardstown Municipal Water Dept 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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