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Community Water System · PWS KY0890304

Muhlenberg Co Water District #3

Operator location Bremen, Kentucky - 0% of 44 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); surface water source; 7,075 served per SDWIS.

7,075
People served (this PWS)
44
EPA violations (this PWS)
0
Health-based (this PWS)
2 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Muhlenberg Co Water District #3 standing, mid SDWIS violation third

0% of 44 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #6,091 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Muhlenberg Co Water District #3 lands in the middle third by violation volume (44), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (7,075; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#6,091 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#141 of 352
Population · KY
44
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,630
County
Muhlenberg
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
40
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2014
TTHM MR 8 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2012
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2013
Asbestos MR 4 2002
Public Notice Other 2 2013

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Muhlenberg Co Water District #3 has 44 recorded EPA violations, 53% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 46% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (0 of 44), and it ranks #6,091 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)

44 Around the middle fewer violations than 46% 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

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFDoA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/27/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/27/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/27/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/27/2023 13.50 ppt 5.00 ppt Detected
PFTA 7/27/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/5/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/5/2023 6.40 ppt 5.00 ppt Detected
PFPeA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/5/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/5/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/5/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/5/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Muhlenberg Co Water District #3

0 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for KY0890304.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

44 violations · 7,075 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Muhlenberg Co Water District #3

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Kentucky compares on the same EPA violation measures. Kentucky systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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