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Water system · PWSID KY0740276

MCCREARY COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

WHITLEY CITY, KY · ~34,439 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0740276

State

Kentucky

City

WHITLEY CITY

Population served

34,439

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

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Sep 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFBA

5.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

22

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

81

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2019. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Sep 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0800 began Jul 2016 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Oct 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2013 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2009 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Feb 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jul 1995 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIE Jan 2019
  • State action · SIF Jan 2019
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2019
  • State action · SOX Jan 2019
  • State action · SIF May 2017
  • State action · SOX Feb 2017
  • State action · SOX Aug 2016
  • State action · SFJ Jul 2016

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 Feb 2024

29.2 · max 561 ug/L · 67

Lead

2 stations · latest Feb 2024

0.566 · max 8.14 ug/L · 37

Copper

2 stations · latest Feb 2024

2.1 · max 10 ug/L · 25

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Feb 2024

1.09 · max 2.59 ug/L · 15

Nitrate

2 stations · latest Jul 2025

0.303 · max 1.54 mg/L · 15

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 KY0740276 — 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.