Is MANCHESTER WATER WORKS's water safe to drink?

MANCHESTER 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: 11,349, over 4,250 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

MANCHESTER WATER WORKS has 80 violations on record in total, 10 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,894th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 85th percentile nationally.

Against the KY average

KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; MANCHESTER WATER WORKS carries 10, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

MANCHESTER WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.

The concern categories on record

MANCHESTER 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:

• Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL

The most severe category on record is synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / vocs, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What MANCHESTER WATER WORKS's record does not cover

This is what MANCHESTER 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 80 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.