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East Pendleton Water District

Serves an area of Pendleton County, KY · 5,515 people served

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

  • KY0960112
  • FALMOUTH
  • KY
  • 5,515 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 41040
EPA system ID KY0960112

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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

  • East Pendleton Water District buys its water from Falmouth Water Department and Bracken County Water District.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, November 2017.
  • Record on file since 2011, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,237 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 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Full record since 2011

EPA's records for East Pendleton Water District go back to 2011. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 3

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

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

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

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 13, 2017 Kentucky Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (4 health-based): Asbestos, Public Notice, 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

East Pendleton Water District buys its water from Falmouth Water Department and Bracken County Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

East Pendleton 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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