Lyon County, Kentucky
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet KY143 · Lyon County 6 sys · 481 viol · #2127/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 38.3% health
- RANK-LOWER #2127/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 67%
- 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, Lyon County ranks #2,127 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #87 of 118 counties in Kentucky. See methodology · corpus placement.
Lyon 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 38.3% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #2,127 of 3,254 · #87 of 118 in Kentucky.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Lyon County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Lyon County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon County Water District | 6,744 | 91 | Detected |
| Eddyville Water Department | 3,843 | 31 | Clean |
| Kentucky State Penitentiary | 1,200 | 101 | - |
| Kuttawa Water Department | 1,143 | 173 | - |
| Buzzard Rock Resort and Marina | 150 | 23 | - |
| Eddy Creek Marina Resort LLC | 150 | 62 | - |
Compare beyond Kentucky
Mid-flagged peers for Lyon County
Cross-state counties nearest Lyon County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (481). 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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