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Water system · PWSID KY0870298

MT STERLING WATER WORKS

MT STERLING, KY · ~16,391 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KY0870298

State

Kentucky

City

MT STERLING

Population served

16,391

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

75

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

23

Health-based

302

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Oct 2023. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2023 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2013 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2010 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2007 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2006 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Oct 2023
  • State action · SOX Oct 2023
  • State action · SIF Sep 2023
  • State action · SIE Aug 2023
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2023
  • State action · SIF Jul 2023
  • State action · SFJ May 2023
  • State action · SIE May 2023

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

1.04 · max 1.26 ug/L · 2

Fluoride

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.0935 · max 0.096 mg/L · 2

Manganese

1 station · latest Sep 2022

33 · max 50.2 ug/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 KY0870298 — 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.