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Community Water System · PWS KY0920332

Ohio County Water District

Operator location Hartford, Kentucky - larger served population (> 3,309) at 16,511 people served; 411 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

16,511
People served (this PWS)
411
EPA violations (this PWS)
76
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Ohio County Water District standing, high SDWIS violation third

16,511 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 18% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,176 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Ohio County Water District sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (411), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (16,511; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 18% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#3,176 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#59 of 352
Population · KY
411
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

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

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
7,611
County
Ohio
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
72
Monitoring Violations
231
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 45 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 33 2014
TTHM MCL 12 2003
TTHM MR 12 2005
CARBON, TOTAL MR 12 2009
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2001
Beryllium, Total MCL 5 2011
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 5 2015
Arsenic MR 4 1998
CYANIDE MR 4 1998
Nickel MR 4 1998
Thallium, Total MR 4 1998
Asbestos MR 4 2002
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2005
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 4 2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2007
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2007
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2007
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2007
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2007
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2007
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2007
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2007
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2007
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2007
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2007
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2007

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Ohio County Water District has 411 recorded EPA violations, 94% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 6% carry more. 18% of this system's own violations are health-based (76 of 411), and it ranks #3,176 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)

411 Higher than most more violations than 94% 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. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTA 6/25/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/25/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/25/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/25/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/21/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/21/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/21/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 2/13/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 2/13/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 2/13/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 2/13/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 2/13/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 2/13/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 2/13/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 2/13/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 2/13/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 2/13/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 2/13/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 2/13/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 2/13/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 2/13/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Ohio County Water District

EPA SDWIS lists 16,511 people served and 7,611 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

411 violations · 16,511 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.

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 Ohio County Water District

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