What's in MT VERNON WATER WORKS's water?
MT VERNON WATER WORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 4,951 people through 2,534 service connections.
How this compares nationally
MT VERNON WATER WORKS has 29 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,122th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 68th percentile nationally.
Against the KY average
MT VERNON WATER WORKS's 4 health-based violations sit within the KY average of 9.4, across 273 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MT VERNON WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2018-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
MT VERNON 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); 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 MT VERNON WATER WORKS's record does not cover
This is what MT VERNON 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 29 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.