Public water system record
West Shelby Water District
Serves an area of Shelby County, KY that includes Simpsonville and Shelbyville · 6,994 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for West Shelby Water District 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
- 1
Key facts
- West Shelby Water District buys its water from Louisville Water Company and Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kentucky, January 2017.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,729 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 27, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for West Shelby Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | 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, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kentucky regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against West Shelby Water District in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2017 | Kentucky | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations (4 health-based): Public Notice, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
West Shelby Water District buys its water from Louisville Water Company and Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to West Shelby Water District.
Buys water from
- Louisville Water Company Louisville, KY
- Shelbyville Water & Sewer Commission Shelbyville, KY
Annual water quality report
West Shelby 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
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