Community Water System · PWS KY1030480
Morehead State University
Operator location Morehead, Kentucky - larger served population (> 3,309) at 6,500 people served; 477 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 6,500
- People served (this PWS)
- 477
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 89
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Morehead State University standing, high SDWIS violation third
6,500 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 19% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #6,449 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Morehead State University sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (477), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (6,500; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 19% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #6,449 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #156 of 352
- Population · KY
- 477
- Total EPA violations on record
- 19%
- 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
- State
- Connections
- 36
- County
- Rowan
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 81
- Monitoring Violations
- 268
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 52 | 2011 |
| TTHM | MCL | 25 | 2011 |
| Cadmium | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Chromium | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Mercury | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| Benzene | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| Arsenic | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Barium | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Nickel | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Dalapon | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 8 | 2007 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | TT | 8 | 2005 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 8 | 1996 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 8 | 1995 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 8 | 1996 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Morehead State University has 477 recorded EPA violations, 95% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 5% carry more. 19% of this system's own violations are health-based (89 of 477), and it ranks #6,449 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)
477 Higher than most more violations than 95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:2 FTS | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/25/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/25/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/25/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/25/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/25/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/25/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/25/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/25/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/25/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/25/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/25/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/25/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/25/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/25/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/25/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/25/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/25/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/25/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/21/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/21/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/21/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/21/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/21/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/21/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/21/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/21/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/21/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Morehead State University
EPA SDWIS lists 6,500 people served and 36 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
477 violations · 6,500 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 Morehead State University
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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