Is OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 16,511 people get their water from it, across 7,611 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ranks 991th by violation burden (92th percentile) - 75 violations total, 18 health-baseds.
Against the KY average
Among the 273 KY systems in this dataset, the average is 9.4 health-based violations - OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's 18 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
OHIO 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: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Beryllium, Total
- 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 OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 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. Between the utility's meter and OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 991th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.