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Community Water System · PWS KY0450376

Russell Water Company

Operator location Russell, Kentucky - 24% of 328 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 5,181 served per SDWIS.

5,181
People served (this PWS)
328
EPA violations (this PWS)
79
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Russell Water Company standing, high SDWIS violation third

24% of 328 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 24% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,555 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Russell Water Company sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (328), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,181; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 24% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#7,555 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#183 of 352
Population · KY
328
Total EPA violations on record
24%
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
Private
Connections
2,330
County
Greenup
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
57
Monitoring Violations
240
Treatment Tech Violations
22

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 53 2024
CARBON, TOTAL TT 22 2003
2,4-D MR 8 2002
2,4,5-TP MR 8 2002
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 8 2002
Toxaphene MR 8 2002
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2013
Nitrate MR 4 1998
Aldicarb MR 4 1999
Chlordane MR 4 1999
Dalapon MR 4 1999
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 1999
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 1999
Endrin MR 4 1999
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 1999
Glyphosate MR 4 1999
Heptachlor MR 4 1999
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 1999
OXAMYL MR 4 1999
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 1999
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2002
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2002
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2002
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2002
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2002
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2002
Benzene MR 4 2002
Toluene MR 4 2002

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Russell Water Company has 328 recorded EPA violations, 92% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 8% carry more. 24% of this system's own violations are health-based (79 of 328), and it ranks #7,555 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)

328 Higher than most more violations than 92% 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 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTA 7/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/19/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/19/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Russell Water Company

79 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for KY0450376.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

328 violations · 5,181 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 Russell Water Company

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