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Morganfield Water Works

Serves an area of Union County, KY that includes Morganfield and Breckinridge Center · 5,170 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Morganfield Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • KY1130293
  • MORGANFIELD
  • KY
  • 5,170 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 42437
EPA system ID KY1130293

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Morganfield Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 233 unknown out of 2,143 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved Yes

Full record since 1993

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

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 9
2000s 5 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 3
2020s 3 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Morganfield Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Morganfield Water Works.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Morganfield 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

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