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Water system · PWSID KY0210066

CARROLL CO WATER DISTRICT #1

GHENT, KY · ~5,934 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0210066

State

Kentucky

City

GHENT

Population served

5,934

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

13

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

50

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2011. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0600 began Jul 2010 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 2009 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2009 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Apr 2007 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2004 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Apr 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Feb 1994 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Oct 1993 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Aug 2011
  • State action · SOX May 2011
  • State action · SIF May 2011
  • State action · SIE Sep 2010
  • State action · SFJ Sep 2010
  • State action · SOX Jul 2010
  • State action · SOX Mar 2010
  • State action · SIF Jan 2010

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

2 stations · latest Nov 2024

28 · max 929 ug/L · 70

Copper

1 station · latest Nov 2024

1.46 · max 15 ug/L · 60

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Sep 2024

1.33 · max 5.53 ug/L · 23

Lead

1 station · latest Mar 2024

3.01 · max 13.2 ug/L · 13

Fluoride

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.132 · max 0.133 mg/L · 2

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system KY0210066 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.