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Beaver Dam Municipal Water & Sewer

Serves an area of Ohio County, KY that includes Beaver Dam · 3,901 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Beaver Dam Municipal Water & Sewer in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • KY0920025
  • BEAVER DAM
  • KY
  • 3,901 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 42320
EPA system ID KY0920025

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Beaver Dam Municipal Water & Sewer draws water from 2 wells.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,742 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 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Beaver Dam Municipal Water & Sewer go back to 1995. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 1 30
2010 to October 19, 2016 0 1
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2003, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2003 Resolved

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

Beaver Dam Municipal Water & Sewer draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Ohio County Water District.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Beaver Dam Municipal Water & Sewer 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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