RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER: EPA violation history, explained
RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 9,409 people through 4,976 service connections.
RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER's record against the rest of the country
60 total violations and 10 health-based ones put RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER at the 85th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,904 of 12,903.
How RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER compares within KY
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER carries 10, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER is from 2023-01-04 (health-based: 2023-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER'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: 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 this data is and is not
This is what RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER 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 RUSSELL SPRINGS WATER & SEWER's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,904th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.