What's in HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT's water?
HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 3,191 people get their water from it, across 1,077 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 7,272th by violation burden (44th percentile) - 89 violations total, 1 health-based.
How HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT compares within KY
Among the 273 KY systems in this dataset, the average is 9.4 health-based violations - HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT's 1 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2026-01-03 (health-based: 2023-09-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT'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: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
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 HICKMAN WATER DEPARTMENT 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 89 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.