Is HARLAN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's water safe to drink?
HARLAN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 4,574 people through 1,910 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HARLAN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS ranks 5,893th by violation burden (54th percentile) - 55 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How HARLAN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS compares within KY
HARLAN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's 2 health-based violations sit within the KY average of 9.4, across 273 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HARLAN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS is from 2018-01-04 (health-based: 2017-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HARLAN MUNICIPAL 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
- 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
HARLAN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 55 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.