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Community Water System · PWS KY0750207

Island Water Department

Island, Kentucky 42350 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,512 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,512
People served
108
EPA violations
17
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 108 drinking-water violations at Island Water Department, 16% of them health-based - below the Kentucky per-system average.

108
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,512
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Island Water Department

Island Water Department is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,512 residents in Island, Kentucky (McLean County) through 489 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 108 total violations for this system , of which 17 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 85 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 34 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%).

Island Water Department's 108 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
1,512
Total Violations
108
Health-Based Violations
17
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
489
County
McLean
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
85
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 34 2011
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 16 1998
Nitrite MR 15 1998
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2008
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 1994
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2005
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 1995
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2015

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 Island Water Department.

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 KY0750207 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
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 2456
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 34 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 3100
2011 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 7000
2008 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 5000
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 3100
1998 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 16 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 0200
1998 Nitrite MR 15 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 1041
1995 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 4000
1994 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 SDWIS / KY0750207 / 0200

How Island Water Department Compares

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

Metric Island Water Department Kentucky avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 108 189.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 17 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 1,512 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 Island Water Department water safe to drink? ▼
Island Water Department (PWS ID: KY0750207) has 108 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,512 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Island Water Department serve? ▼
Island Water Department serves 1,512 people in Island, Kentucky. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 489 service connections.
What type of violations does Island Water Department have? ▼
Island Water Department has 108 total violations: 17 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 85 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Island Water Department water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Island Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Island Water Department use? ▼
Island Water Department uses Surface Water 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.