MT STERLING WATER WORKS: EPA violation history, explained
MT STERLING WATER WORKS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 16,391 people get their water from it, across 6,331 connections.
MT STERLING WATER WORKS's record against the rest of the country
76 total violations and 23 health-based ones put MT STERLING WATER WORKS at the 94th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 771 of 12,903.
Against the KY average
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; MT STERLING WATER WORKS carries 23, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MT STERLING WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
MT STERLING 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- 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 MT STERLING WATER WORKS's record does not cover
Everything on this page is MT STERLING WATER WORKS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 23 health-based violations on file for MT STERLING WATER WORKS - 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.