JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS: EPA violation history, explained
JAMESTOWN 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. Population served: 7,402, over 3,948 connections.
JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's record against the rest of the country
104 total violations and 23 health-based ones put JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS at the 94th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 770 of 12,903.
How JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS compares within KY
JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS's 23 health-based violations sit above 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 JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS is from 2019-03-02 (health-based: 2017-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
JAMESTOWN 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: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, 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 this data is and is not
This is what JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 104 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.