Public water system record

Slaughters Water Works

Serves an area of Webster County and Hopkins County, KY that includes Slaughters · 659 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Slaughters Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • KY1170400
  • SLAUGHTERS
  • KY
  • 659 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 42456
EPA system ID KY1170400

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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

  • Slaughters Water Works buys its water from Webster Co Water District.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 188 unknown out of 281 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 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2017 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, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Slaughters Water Works go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 0 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1996, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 1996 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Slaughters Water Works buys its water from Webster Co Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Slaughters 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.

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