Is BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC's water safe to drink?
BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 14,256 people through 5,044 service connections.
BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC's record against the rest of the country
78 total violations and 5 health-based ones put BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC at the 74th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,391 of 12,903.
How BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC compares within KY
BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC's 5 health-based violations sit within the KY average of 9.4, across 273 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC is from 2019-01-06 (health-based: 2008-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 this data is and is not
This is what BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC 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 - 5 health-based violations on file for BUTLER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM INC - 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.