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Elkhorn City Water Dept

Serves an area of Pike County, KY that includes Elkhorn City · 1,723 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Elkhorn City Water Dept in the last ten years.

  • KY0980120
  • ELKHORN CITY
  • KY
  • 1,723 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 41522
EPA system ID KY0980120

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

Key facts

  • Elkhorn City Water Dept buys its water from Mountain Water Dist.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 820 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Elkhorn City Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 4
2000s 5 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2005, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1998 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1996 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Elkhorn City Water Dept buys its water from Mountain Water Dist. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Elkhorn City Water Dept 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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Testing your own water

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