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Water system · PWSID KY0250473

WINCHESTER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

WINCHESTER, KY · ~29,823 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0250473

State

Kentucky

City

WINCHESTER

Population served

29,823

Primary source

Surface water

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

67

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

12

Health-based

193

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2017. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0800 began Jul 2016 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Jan 2014 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2013 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Nov 2010 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2009 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Apr 2006 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Jan 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jan 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jan 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2003 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2003 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF May 2017
  • State action · SOX Aug 2016
  • State action · SIE Jul 2016
  • State action · SFJ Jul 2016
  • State action · SOX Jul 2014
  • State action · SOX Apr 2014
  • State action · SIF Apr 2014
  • State action · SFJ Mar 2014

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

Arsenic

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.994 · max 1.13 ug/L · 4

Atrazine

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.0299 · max 0.0558 ug/L · 4

Copper

1 station · latest Sep 2022

8.09 · max 46 ug/L · 4

Fluoride

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.147 · max 0.165 mg/L · 4

Manganese

1 station · latest Sep 2022

745 · max 1,820 ug/L · 4

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 KY0250473 — 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.