Community Water System · PWS KY0380193
Hickman Water Department
Operator location Hickman, Kentucky - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 329 EPA violations; groundwater source; 3,191 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 3,191
- People served (this PWS)
- 329
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 4
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Hickman Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third
329 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). 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 #10,194 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Hickman Water Department sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (329), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 3,191 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #10,194 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #226 of 352
- Population · KY
- 329
- 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
- 1,077
- County
- Fulton
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 293
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 20 | 2013 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 19 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 14 | 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 12 | 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 10 | 2000 |
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 8 | 2022 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 5 | 1996 |
| Endrin | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Endothall | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| OXAMYL | 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 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 1996 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 1996 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Hickman Water Department has 329 recorded EPA violations, 92% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 8% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 329), and it ranks #10,194 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)
329 Higher than most more violations than 92% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 29 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/8/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/8/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/8/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/8/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Hickman Water Department
329 violations on record for KY0380193; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
329 violations · 3,191 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.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Hickman Water Department
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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