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Harlan County, Kentucky

Water Systems
17
Population Served
27,378
Total Violations
3,635
266 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
213.8
Avg Violations per System
7.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
17 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
75.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Harlan Kentucky water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (17)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Harlan Municipal Water Works 4,574 347 Clean
Cawood Water District 4,428 121 Clean
Evarts Municipal Water Plant 3,059 277 -
Cumberland Municipal Water Works 2,843 175 Clean
Black Mtn Utility/Dayhoit 1,954 95 -
Black Mtn Utility/Rosspoint 1,889 72 -
Black Mtn Utility/Wallins 1,485 223 -
Green Hills Water District 1,443 421 -
Black Mtn Utility/Kenvir 1,396 68 -
Lynch Water Works 1,078 326 -
Benham Water Plant 855 133 Clean
Black Mtn Utility/Sukey Ridge 740 77 -
Black Mtn Utility/Louellen 520 510 -
Cawood Water-Pathfork 463 32 -
Black Mtn Utility/Coxton 356 95 -
Kingdom Come State Park 250 114 -
Pine Mt Settlement School 45 549 -

Other Counties in Kentucky

Jefferson County
1 systems · 764,769 served · 660 violations
Fayette County
1 systems · 299,501 served · 30 violations
Kenton County
1 systems · 199,460 served · 674 violations
Warren County
2 systems · 144,719 served · 689 violations
Hardin County
4 systems · 136,859 served · 885 violations
Daviess County
5 systems · 112,731 served · 830 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Harlan County? ▼
Harlan County has 3,635 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 266 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Harlan County systems? ▼
Water systems in Harlan County serve approximately 27,378 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Harlan County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Harlan County, 3 had PFAS detected (75.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Harlan County? ▼
Water systems in Harlan County use SW (17 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 7.3% of Harlan County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.