Mountain Water District

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Mountain Water District (KY0980575): 10 past health-based violations, since resolved. Mountain Water District carries 10 resolved violations in the five-year EPA record - each has been formally closed, and the supplier, which serves approximately 44,057 people, now meets all applicable federal drinking water standards with no open enforcement activity remaining.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Mountain Water District (EPA ID: KY0980575) is a community water system in Kentucky that serves approximately 44,057 people from surface water sources.

This system provides water to 37 ZIP codes across 37 communities.

ZIP-Area Home Safety Context: B (77/100)

This is the average Home Safety Score for 32 of 37 service-area ZIP codes with all required score domains observed. It is not a grade for the water utility.

Model 4.0.0 uses SDWIS identity plus accepted ECHO SDWA lifecycle-based water compliance, the UCMR 5 PFAS MCL screen, EPA radon zone, and annual EPA AirData AQI across three equally weighted domains. Missing required evidence suppresses the score.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 10 resolved, 0 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Health Risk Details

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (EPA limit: 0.06 mg/L)

Cancer risk; reproductive & developmental effects At-risk groups: pregnant women, infants, long-term consumers of chlorinated municipal water.

Removal methods: granular activated carbon (GAC), carbon block filter, reverse osmosis. Find the right filter →

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

Radon Risk in Service Area

Dominant radon zone for ZIP codes served by this system: Zone 2 (Moderate Risk)

The EPA recommends testing homes in Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas for radon.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by KY or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

This system serves 37 ZIP codes:

41501 · 41503 · 41512 · 41513 · 41514 41519 · 41522 · 41524 · 41527 · 41528 41531 · 41534 · 41535 · 41537 · 41538 41539 · 41540 · 41543 · 41544 · 41547 41548 · 41553 · 41554 · 41555 · 41557 41558 · 41559 · 41560 · 41562 · 41563 41564 · 41566 · 41567 · 41568 · 41571 41572 · 41659

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Mountain Water District (KY0980575) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mountain Water District water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Mountain Water District; its 10 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Mountain Water District serve?

Mountain Water District serves approximately 44,057 people across 37 ZIP codes in Kentucky.

Where does Mountain Water District get its water?

The primary water source is surface water.

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