Public water system record
Pikeville Water Department
Serves Pikeville and Coal Run Village, Pike County, KY · 9,638 people served
Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Pikeville Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 9
- Resolved
- 9
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Pikeville Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, April 2016.
- Record on file since 1991, with 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 5,016 unknown out of 5,094 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2020 | 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 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Pikeville Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 28 health-based violations (27 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 14 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | 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, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
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 |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Kentucky regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Pikeville Water Department between 2012 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2016 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 13, 2015 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 11, 2012 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (3 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
9 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Pikeville Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Pikeville Water Department. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Pikeville Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Mountain Water Dist Pikeville, KY
- Southern Water & Sewer District McDoqwell, KY
Annual water quality report
Pikeville Water Department 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
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kentucky.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells