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Fordsville Water District

Serves an area of Ohio County, KY that includes Fordsville · 927 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Fordsville 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.

  • KY0920136
  • FORDSVILLE
  • KY
  • 927 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 42343
EPA system ID KY0920136

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

Key facts

  • Fordsville Water District buys its water from Ohio County Water District.
  • 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, October 2017.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 529 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 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above 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

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 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 21, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Fordsville Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 8
2000s 1 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2001 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Fordsville Water District in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 27, 2017 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 8 violations (5 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice

What the violations mean

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

Fordsville Water District buys its water from Ohio County Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Fordsville 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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