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Community Water System · PWS KY0460248

Lewisport Municipal Water Works

Lewisport, Kentucky 42351 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,249 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,249
People served
100
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 100 drinking-water violations at Lewisport Municipal Water Works - below the Kentucky per-system average.

100
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,249
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lewisport Municipal Water Works

Lewisport Municipal Water Works is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,249 residents in Lewisport, Kentucky (Hancock County) through 1,220 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 100 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 82 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 13 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%).

Lewisport Municipal Water Works's 100 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
3,249
Total Violations
100
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,220
County
Hancock
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
82
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 13 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2025
Nitrate MR 12 2022
Xylenes, Total MR 8 2016
Groundwater Rule MR 8 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 8 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2011
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 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 Lewisport 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 KY0460248 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
2025 TTHM MR 13 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 2456
2022 Nitrate MR 12 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 1040
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 8000
2017 Groundwater Rule MR 8 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 0700
2016 Xylenes, Total MR 8 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 2955
2016 Ethylbenzene MR 8 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 2992
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 3100
2011 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 7000
1995 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / KY0460248 / 5000

How Lewisport Municipal Water Works Compares

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

Metric Lewisport Municipal Water Works Kentucky avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 100 189.8 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 3,249 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 Lewisport Municipal Water Works water safe to drink? ▼
Lewisport Municipal Water Works (PWS ID: KY0460248) has 100 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,249 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lewisport Municipal Water Works serve? ▼
Lewisport Municipal Water Works serves 3,249 people in Lewisport, Kentucky. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,220 service connections.
What type of violations does Lewisport Municipal Water Works have? ▼
Lewisport Municipal Water Works has 100 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 82 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lewisport Municipal Water Works water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lewisport Municipal Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lewisport Municipal Water Works use? ▼
Lewisport 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.