SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT: EPA violation history, explained
SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 15,110 people get their water from it, across 7,750 connections.
SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT's record against the rest of the country
SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT has 50 violations on record in total, 26 of thems health-based - ranking it 682th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 95th percentile nationally.
How SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT compares within KY
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT carries 26, 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 SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT is from 2026-11-02 (health-based: 2024-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER 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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 50 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.