Question 1

Is Kevil Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Kevil Water Department (PWS ID: KY0040223) has 806 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,782 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Kevil Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Kevil Water Department serves 1,782 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Kevil or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 671 service connections. The operator address is listed in Kevil, Kentucky.

Question 3

What type of violations does Kevil Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Kevil Water Department has 806 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 653 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Kevil Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Kevil Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Kevil Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Kevil Water Department uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Kevil Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Kevil Water Department ranks #14,565 of 29,740 by people served, and #282 of 352 in Kentucky. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Kevil Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Kevil Water Department has 806 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Kevil Water Department. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	22	2005
Cadmium	MR	18	2020
Dalapon	MR	12	2020
Diquat	MR	12	2020
Glyphosate	MR	12	2020
Picloram	MR	12	2020
Dinoseb	MR	12	2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	12	2020
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	12	2020
Aldicarb	MR	12	2020
Heptachlor	MR	12	2020
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	12	2020
2,4-D	MR	12	2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	12	2020
Pentachlorophenol	MR	12	2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	12	2020
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	12	2020
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	12	2020
Xylenes, Total	MR	12	2017
Endrin	MR	12	2020
BHC-GAMMA	MR	12	2020
Toxaphene	MR	12	2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	12	2020
Simazine	MR	12	2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	12	2020
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	12	2020
LASSO	MR	12	2020
Chlordane	MR	12	2020
Endothall	MR	12	2020
OXAMYL	MR	12	2020

Kevil Water Department

Kevil Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Kevil Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served