Is LOUISA WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
LOUISA WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 8,236 people get their water from it, across 2,746 connections.
How this compares nationally
32 total violations and 7 health-based ones put LOUISA WATER DEPARTMENT at the 79th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,669 of 12,903.
How LOUISA WATER DEPARTMENT compares within KY
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; LOUISA WATER DEPARTMENT carries 7, not more than typical for the state. 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 LOUISA WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2018-01-01 (health-based: 2006-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LOUISA 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: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment 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 LOUISA 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 32 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.