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Community Water System · PWS KY1110019

Barkley Lake Water District

Operator location Cadiz, Kentucky - 0% of 247 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); surface water source; 14,284 served per SDWIS.

14,284
People served (this PWS)
247
EPA violations (this PWS)
1
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Barkley Lake Water District standing, high SDWIS violation third

0% of 247 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,607 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Barkley Lake Water District sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (247), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (14,284; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#3,607 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#76 of 352
Population · KY
247
Total EPA violations on record
0%
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
6,524
County
Trigg
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
228
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 16 2016
Barium MR 8 1998
Cadmium MR 8 1998
Chromium MR 8 1998
Mercury MR 8 1998
Nitrate MR 8 1994
TTHM MR 8 2005
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2005
Selenium MR 8 1998
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2002
CARBON, TOTAL MR 6 2012
CYANIDE MR 4 1998
Endothall MR 4 1996
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 4 1996
Aldicarb sulfone MR 4 1996
Carbofuran MR 4 1996
Aldicarb MR 4 1996
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 4 1996
Xylenes, Total MR 4 1996
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1996
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
Vinyl chloride MR 4 1996
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 1996
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1996
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 1996
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1996

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Barkley Lake Water District has 247 recorded EPA violations, 88% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 12% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 247), and it ranks #3,607 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)

247 Higher than most more violations than 88% 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
NMeFOSAA 9/10/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/10/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/10/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/10/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/10/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/10/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/30/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/30/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/30/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/30/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/30/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/30/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/30/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/30/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Barkley Lake Water District

1 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for KY1110019.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

247 violations · 14,284 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 Barkley Lake Water District

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