Community Water System · PWS KY1000403
Somerset Water Service
Operator location Somerset, Kentucky - larger served population (> 3,309) at 29,700 people served; 210 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 29,700
- People served (this PWS)
- 210
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 8
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Somerset Water Service standing, high SDWIS violation third
29,700 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #1,882 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Somerset Water Service sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (210), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (29,700; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #1,882 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #27 of 352
- Population · KY
- 210
- Total EPA violations on record
- 4%
- 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
- 11,692
- County
- Pulaski
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 93
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | MR | 9 | 1999 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 5 | 1993 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Benzene | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Cadmium | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Chromium | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Mercury | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Nickel | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Selenium | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2004 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2004 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Arsenic | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 4 | 1998 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2009 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Somerset Water Service has 210 recorded EPA violations, 86% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 14% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (8 of 210), and it ranks #1,882 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)
210 Higher than most more violations than 86% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 7/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/26/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/26/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/26/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/26/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/26/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/19/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/19/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/19/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/19/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/19/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Somerset Water Service
EPA SDWIS lists 29,700 people served and 11,692 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
210 violations · 29,700 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Somerset Water Service
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