Public water system record
North Nelson Water District
Serves an area of Nelson County, KY that includes Fairfield · 13,365 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for North Nelson Water District in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- North Nelson Water District buys its water from Louisville Water Company and Bardstown Municipal Water Dept.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, January 2017.
- Record on file since 1997, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,301 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 1997
EPA's records for North Nelson Water District go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
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, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | 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, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against North Nelson Water District in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2017 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
North Nelson Water District buys its water from Louisville Water Company and Bardstown Municipal Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Louisville Water Company Louisville, KY
- Bardstown Municipal Water Dept Bardstown, KY
Annual water quality report
North Nelson 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.
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.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kentucky.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells