Question 1

Is Burkesville Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Burkesville Water Works (PWS ID: KY0290049) has 216 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,566 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Burkesville Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Burkesville Water Works serves 2,566 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Burkesville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 806 service connections. The operator address is listed in Burkesville, Kentucky.

Question 3

What type of violations does Burkesville Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Burkesville Water Works has 216 total violations: 24 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 179 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Burkesville Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Burkesville Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Burkesville Water Works uses Surface Water 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 Burkesville Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Burkesville Water Works ranks #11,696 of 29,740 by people served, and #249 of 352 in Kentucky. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Burkesville Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Burkesville Water Works has 216 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 14% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 86% of that cohort has fewer violations than Burkesville Water Works. 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	16	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MR	15	2014
Nitrate	MR	8	1997
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	8	2005
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	8	2024
Endrin	MR	4	1996
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	1996
Diquat	MR	4	1996
Endothall	MR	4	1996
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	1996
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	1996
Dinoseb	MR	4	1996
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	1996
Carbofuran	MR	4	1996
Aldicarb	MR	4	1996
Atrazine	MR	4	1996
LASSO	MR	4	1996
Heptachlor	MR	4	1996
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	4	1996
Pentachlorophenol	MR	4	1996
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	4	1996
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	4	1996
Chlordane	MR	4	1996
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2004
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	4	2019
2,4-D	MR	4	1996
Dalapon	MR	4	1996
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	1996
Simazine	MR	4	1996
TTHM	MR	4	2004

Burkesville Water Works

Burkesville Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Burkesville Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served