Is GUTHRIE WATER WORKS's water safe to drink?
GUTHRIE WATER WORKS 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: 2,421, over 772 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GUTHRIE WATER WORKS ranks 6,006th by violation burden (53th percentile) - 37 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the KY average
Among the 273 KY systems in this dataset, the average is 9.4 health-based violations - GUTHRIE WATER WORKS's 2 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
GUTHRIE WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
GUTHRIE WATER WORKS'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What GUTHRIE WATER WORKS's record does not cover
This is what GUTHRIE WATER WORKS 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 GUTHRIE WATER WORKS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,006th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.