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Community Water System · PWS KY0180306

Murray Water System

Operator location Murray, Kentucky - larger served population (> 3,309) at 26,302 people served; 401 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

26,302
People served (this PWS)
401
EPA violations (this PWS)
4
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Murray Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third

26,302 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,111 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Murray Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (401), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (26,302; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#2,111 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#32 of 352
Population · KY
401
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
10,023
County
Calloway
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
241
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 1996
Vinyl chloride MR 11 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 11 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 11 1996
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 11 1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 11 1996
Benzene MR 11 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 1996
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2012
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 4 2005
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2012
TTHM MR 4 2012
Endrin MR 3 1996
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 1996
Methoxychlor MR 3 1996
Diquat MR 3 1996
Endothall MR 3 1996
Glyphosate MR 3 1996
OXAMYL MR 3 1996
Simazine MR 3 1996
Picloram MR 3 1996
Dinoseb MR 3 1996
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 1996
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 3 1996
Aldicarb MR 3 1996
Atrazine MR 3 1996
Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 1996
2,4,5-TP MR 3 1996
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 3 1996
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 3 1996

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Murray Water System has 401 recorded EPA violations, 94% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 6% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 401), and it ranks #2,111 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

401 Higher than most more violations than 94% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFEESA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/9/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/9/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/9/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/9/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/9/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/9/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/9/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/9/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/9/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/9/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/9/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/9/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/9/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/9/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/9/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/9/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/9/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/9/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 11/13/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 11/13/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 11/13/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 11/13/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 11/13/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 11/13/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 11/13/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 11/13/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 11/13/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 11/13/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 11/13/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 11/13/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 11/13/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Murray Water System

EPA SDWIS lists 26,302 people served and 10,023 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

401 violations · 26,302 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Murray Water System

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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