What's in MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's water?
MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. 33,313 people get their water from it, across 5,623 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
16 total violations and 3 health-based ones put MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT at the 60th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,098 of 12,903.
How MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT compares within KY
Among the 273 KY systems in this dataset, the average is 9.4 health-based violations - MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's 3 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT is from 2026-01-02 (health-based: 2026-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MEADE 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: Revised Total Coliform 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
Everything on this page is MEADE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 16 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.