Nelson County, Kentucky
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet KY179 · Nelson County 4 sys · 659 viol · #934/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 31.6% health
- RANK-UPPER #934/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 66.7% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 100%
- SYS-TINY 4 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, Nelson County ranks #934 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #19 of 118 counties in Kentucky. See methodology · corpus placement.
Nelson 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 31.6% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 66.7% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #934 of 3,254 · #19 of 118 in Kentucky.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Nelson County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Nelson County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardstown Municipal Water Dept | 31,185 | 403 | Clean |
| North Nelson Water District | 13,365 | 41 | Detected |
| Bloomfield Water & Sewer Dept | 5,771 | 79 | Detected |
| New Haven Municipal Water Works | 1,357 | 136 | - |
Compare beyond Kentucky
Mid-flagged peers for Nelson County
Cross-state counties nearest Nelson County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (659). 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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