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Community Water System · PWS KY0990281

Beech Fork Water Commission

Clay City, Kentucky 40342 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
42
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 42 drinking-water violations at Beech Fork Water Commission, 26% of them health-based - below the Kentucky per-system average.

42
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Beech Fork Water Commission

Beech Fork Water Commission is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Clay City, Kentucky (Powell County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 42 total violations for this system , of which 11 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 28 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 8 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%).

Beech Fork Water Commission's 42 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
25
Total Violations
42
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3
County
Powell
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
28
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 8 1996
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 8 1996
TTHM MCL 8 1997
Nitrite MR 4 1995
CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 2007
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2017
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 1997
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2019

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 Beech Fork Water Commission.

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 KY0990281 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
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 7000
2017 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 0300
2007 CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 2920
1997 TTHM MCL 8 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 2950
1997 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 0200
1996 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 1040
1996 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 8 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 4000
1995 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / KY0990281 / 1041

How Beech Fork Water Commission Compares

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

Metric Beech Fork Water Commission Kentucky avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 42 189.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 25 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 Beech Fork Water Commission water safe to drink? ▼
Beech Fork Water Commission (PWS ID: KY0990281) has 42 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Beech Fork Water Commission serve? ▼
Beech Fork Water Commission serves 25 people in Clay City, Kentucky. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Beech Fork Water Commission have? ▼
Beech Fork Water Commission has 42 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 28 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Beech Fork Water Commission water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Beech Fork Water Commission under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Beech Fork Water Commission use? ▼
Beech Fork Water Commission 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.