County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Bell County, Kentucky
6 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 29,010 people in Bell County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 6
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 1,345
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet KY013 · Bell County 6 sys · 1,345 viol · #1401/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 4.6% health
- RANK-MID #1401/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 50%
- SYS-TINY 6 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Jefferson County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Bell County ranks #1,401 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #40 of 118 counties in Kentucky. See methodology · corpus placement.
Bell County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 4.6% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,401 of 3,254 · #40 of 118 in Kentucky.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Bell County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Bell County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineville Water System | 16,573 | 734 | Clean |
| Water Service Corporation of Kentucky | 12,022 | 34 | Clean |
| Bell County Forestry Camp | 275 | 456 | - |
| Fonde Water System | 65 | 34 | - |
| Cumberland Gap Nhp/Pinnacle | 50 | 47 | - |
| Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley | 25 | 40 | - |
Compare beyond Kentucky
Mid-flagged peers for Bell County
Cross-state counties nearest Bell County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,345). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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