PlainWater
States → Kentucky

Community Water System · PWS KY0450478

Worthington Municipal Water Works

Worthington, Kentucky 41183 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,673 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,673
People served
62
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 62 drinking-water violations at Worthington Municipal Water Works - below the Kentucky per-system average.

62
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,673
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Worthington Municipal Water Works

Worthington Municipal Water Works is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,673 residents in Worthington, Kentucky (Greenup County) through 685 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 62 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 12 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Kentucky, EPA tracks 424 public water systems serving 4,570,541 people, with 80,482 cumulative violations and 12,554 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 189.8 violations. Statewide, 107 of 231 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (46.3%).

Worthington Municipal Water Works's 62 violations sit below the Kentucky average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,673
Total Violations
62
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
685
County
Greenup
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 12 2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 2017
Groundwater Rule MR 8 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2001
Public Notice Other 4 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 1995

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Worthington Municipal Water Works.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID KY0450478 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Kentucky Drinking Water Authority

Kentucky's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find KY regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 7500
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 7000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 8000
2017 TTHM MR 12 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 2950
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 2456
2012 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 0200
2010 Groundwater Rule MR 8 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 0700
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 3100
1995 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / KY0450478 / 4000

How Worthington Municipal Water Works Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Worthington Municipal Water Works Kentucky avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 62 189.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 29.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 46.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,673 10,780 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 424 regulated public water systems in Kentucky.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Worthington Municipal Water Works water safe to drink? ▼
Worthington Municipal Water Works (PWS ID: KY0450478) has 62 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,673 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Worthington Municipal Water Works serve? ▼
Worthington Municipal Water Works serves 1,673 people in Worthington, Kentucky. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 685 service connections.
What type of violations does Worthington Municipal Water Works have? ▼
Worthington Municipal Water Works has 62 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Worthington Municipal Water Works water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Worthington Municipal Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Worthington Municipal Water Works use? ▼
Worthington Municipal Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.