Is BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 13,044, over 5,343 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT ranks 738th by violation burden (94th percentile) - 50 violations total, 24 health-baseds.
Against the KY average
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT carries 24, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 24 health-based violations on file for BIG SANDY WATER DISTRICT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.