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Ohio County Water District

Serves an area of Ohio County, KY that includes Hartford, Beaver Dam, Rockport and 2 more places · 16,511 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Ohio County Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KY0920332
  • HARTFORD
  • KY
  • 16,511 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 42347
EPA system ID KY0920332

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

Key facts

  • Ohio County Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, March 2017.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,626 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 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Ohio County Water District go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (17 resolved) and 56 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 12
2000s 13 39
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 5
2020s 1 0

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

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2015 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.005 mg/L, federal limit 0.004 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 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, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 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, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

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

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 12, 2017 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (4 health-based): Beryllium, Total, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Ohio County Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Perdue Farms Inc and Butler County Water System Inc. 3 other community water systems buy water from Ohio County Water District. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Ohio County Water District.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Ohio 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.

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

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