Is VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 6,703, over 2,257 connections.
How this compares nationally
17 total violations and 3 health-based ones put VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT at the 61th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,086 of 12,903.
Against the KY average
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-03-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2027-03-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT'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); Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Barium
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 VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and VINE GROVE WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,086th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.