Public water system record
Mt Vernon Water Works
Serves an area of Rockcastle County, KY that includes Mount Vernon · 4,951 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Mt Vernon Water Works in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Mt Vernon Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,861 unknown out of 2,478 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Mt Vernon Water Works go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 18 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2007, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Mt Vernon Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Mt Vernon Water Works.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Brodhead Water Works Brodhead, KY
- Kentucky American Water - Eastern Rockca Lexington, KY
- Western Rockcastle Water Assoc Mt Vernon, KY
Annual water quality report
Mt Vernon Water Works 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.
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