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Booneville Water and Sewer

Serves an area of Owsley County, KY that includes Booneville · 5,346 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Booneville Water and Sewer in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.

  • KY0950036
  • BOONEVILLE
  • KY
  • 5,346 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 41314
EPA system ID KY0950036

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Booneville Water and Sewer draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, September 2010.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,037 unknown out of 1,997 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
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Mar 17, 2025 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 21, 2017 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 2, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Booneville Water and Sewer go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 66 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 45
2000s 14 15
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2011, Resolved.

Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 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, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.114 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Booneville Water and Sewer in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 14, 2010 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 9 violations (7 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Booneville Water and Sewer draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Booneville Water and 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

Testing your own water

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