Community Water System · PWS KY0580340
Paintsville Municipal Water Works
Operator location Paintsville, Kentucky - larger served population (> 3,309) at 24,354 people served; 581 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 24,354
- People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems
- 581
- EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
- 39
- Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected
Paintsville Municipal Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third
24,354 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,293 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Paintsville Municipal Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (581), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (24,354; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #2,293 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #35 of 352
- Population · KY
- 581
- Total EPA violations on record
- 7%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 10,445
- County
- Johnson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 30
- Monitoring Violations
- 225
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 9
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 24 | 2016 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 12 | 2018 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | TT | 9 | 2016 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 8 | 2017 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 7 | 2015 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 1994 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 6 | 1993 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 6 | 2003 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 6 | 1993 |
| Nitrate | MR | 5 | 1994 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Toluene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Styrene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Benzene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2015 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Paintsville Municipal Water Works has 581 recorded EPA violations, 97% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 3% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (39 of 581), and it ranks #2,293 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)
581 Higher than most more violations than 97% 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
How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems
Paintsville Municipal Water Works plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.
Violation volume vs. health-based share
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/21/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/21/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/21/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/21/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/21/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/21/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/21/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/21/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/21/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/21/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/21/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/21/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/21/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/21/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/21/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/21/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/21/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/21/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/21/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/21/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/21/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/21/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/21/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/21/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Paintsville Municipal Water Works
EPA SDWIS lists 24,354 people served and 10,445 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
581 violations · 24,354 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 with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Paintsville Municipal Water Works
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