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Monticello Water & Sewer Commission

Serves an area of Wayne County, KY that includes Monticello · 21,000 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Monticello Water & Sewer Commission in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • KY1160291
  • MONTICELLO
  • KY
  • 21,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 42633
EPA system ID KY1160291

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Monticello Water & Sewer Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,309 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Monticello Water & Sewer Commission go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 7
1990s 0 2
2000s 3 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2011, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
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, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

What the violations mean

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

Monticello Water & Sewer Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Monticello Water & Sewer Commission.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Monticello Water & Sewer Commission 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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