Question 1

Is Mt Olivet Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Mt Olivet Water Department (PWS ID: KY1010297) has 160 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 775 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Mt Olivet Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Mt Olivet Water Department serves 775 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Mount Olivet or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 292 service connections. The operator address is listed in Mount Olivet, Kentucky.

Question 3

What type of violations does Mt Olivet Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Mt Olivet Water Department has 160 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Mt Olivet Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Mt Olivet Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Mt Olivet Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Mt Olivet Water Department uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Mt Olivet Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Mt Olivet Water Department ranks #23,014 of 29,740 by people served, and #345 of 352 in Kentucky. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Mt Olivet Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Mt Olivet Water Department has 160 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Mt Olivet Water Department. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	30	2016
Public Notice	Other	21	2017
Coliform (TCR)	MR	20	2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	19	2017
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	12	2012
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	12	2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	10	2014
Asbestos	MR	9	2002
TTHM	MR	5	2016
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	MR	4	2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2019

Mt Olivet Water Department

Mt Olivet Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Mt Olivet Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints