Community Water System · PWS KY1130422
Sturgis Water Works
Operator location Sturgis, Kentucky - 44% of 438 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 3,490 served per SDWIS.
- 3,490
- People served (this PWS)
- 438
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 192
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 4 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Sturgis Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third
44% of 438 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 44% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #9,674 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Sturgis Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (438), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (3,490; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 44% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 4 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).
- #9,674 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #219 of 352
- Population · KY
- 438
- Total EPA violations on record
- 44%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,052
- County
- Union
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 184
- Monitoring Violations
- 225
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 138 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 42 | 2011 |
| Nitrate | MR | 20 | 2001 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 20 | 2018 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 14 | 2009 |
| Public Notice | Other | 10 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 8 | 2020 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 8 | 2005 |
| Endrin | MR | 5 | 1999 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 5 | 1999 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 5 | 1999 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 5 | 1999 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 5 | 1999 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 5 | 1999 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Chromium | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Mercury | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| LASSO | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Diquat | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Endothall | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 1999 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Sturgis Water Works has 438 recorded EPA violations, 94% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 6% carry more. 44% of this system's own violations are health-based (192 of 438), and it ranks #9,674 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)
438 Higher than most more violations than 94% 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. 4 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/9/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/9/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/9/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/9/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/9/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/9/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/8/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/8/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Sturgis Water Works
192 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for KY1130422.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
438 violations · 3,490 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 Sturgis Water Works
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
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