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Community Water System · PWS KY0770566

Salyersville Municipal Water

Salyersville, Kentucky 41465 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,029 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,029
People served
271
EPA violations
151
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 271 drinking-water violations at Salyersville Municipal Water, 56% of them health-based - above the Kentucky per-system average.

271
Total EPA violations on record
56%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,029
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Salyersville Municipal Water

Salyersville Municipal Water is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,029 residents in Salyersville, Kentucky (Magoffin County) through 201 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 271 total violations for this system , of which 151 (56%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 118 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 55 violations (TT, health-based). 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%).

Salyersville Municipal Water's 271 violations sit above 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
3,029
Total Violations
271
Health-Based Violations
151
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
201
County
Magoffin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
72
Monitoring Violations
118
Treatment Tech Violations
79

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 55 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 48 2011
CARBON, TOTAL TT 24 2004
TTHM MCL 24 2011
Nitrate MR 21 1997
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 16 2015
CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 1993
Selenium MR 4 2018
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2018
Nickel MR 4 2018
CYANIDE MR 4 2018
Thallium, Total MR 4 2018
Antimony, Total MR 4 2018
Cadmium MR 4 2018
Arsenic MR 4 2018
Chromium MR 4 2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2009
Barium MR 4 2018
Mercury MR 4 2018
Public Notice Other 2 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 Salyersville Municipal Water.

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 KY0770566 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
2024 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 55 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 0300
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 0300
2018 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1045
2018 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1075
2018 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1036
2018 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1024
2018 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1085
2018 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1074
2018 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1015
2018 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1005
2018 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1020
2018 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1010
2018 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 1035
2015 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 16 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 0200
2015 CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 SDWIS / KY0770566 / 2920

How Salyersville Municipal Water Compares

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

Metric Salyersville Municipal Water Kentucky avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 271 189.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 151 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 3,029 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 Salyersville Municipal Water water safe to drink? ▼
Salyersville Municipal Water (PWS ID: KY0770566) has 271 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,029 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Salyersville Municipal Water serve? ▼
Salyersville Municipal Water serves 3,029 people in Salyersville, Kentucky. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 201 service connections.
What type of violations does Salyersville Municipal Water have? ▼
Salyersville Municipal Water has 271 total violations: 151 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 118 monitoring/reporting violations, and 79 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Salyersville Municipal Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Salyersville Municipal Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Salyersville Municipal Water use? ▼
Salyersville Municipal Water 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.