Is BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 20,048, over 9,047 connections.
BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT's record against the rest of the country
BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT has 31 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,143th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 83th percentile nationally.
Against the KY average
Among the 273 KY systems in this dataset, the average is 9.4 health-based violations - BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT's 9 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
BULLOCK PEN 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Antimony, Total
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what BULLOCK PEN 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. Between the utility's meter and BULLOCK PEN WATER DISTRICT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,143th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.