What's in LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's water?
LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,673, over 3,048 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ranks 442th by violation burden (97th percentile) - 60 violations total, 36 health-baseds.
Against the KY average
LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's 36 health-based violations sit above 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
LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-10-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT'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: 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 LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 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 - 36 health-based violations on file for LETCHER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT - 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.