Is MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1's water safe to drink?
MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1 had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 9,003, over 4,525 connections.
How this compares nationally
93 total violations and 48 health-based ones put MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1 at the 98th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 293 of 12,903.
Against the KY average
Among the 273 KY systems in this dataset, the average is 9.4 health-based violations - MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1's 48 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1'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; Chlorine dioxide
- 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 MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1's record does not cover
MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 48 health-based violations on file for MARTIN CO WATER DISTRICT #1 - 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.