What's in WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's water?
WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,495, over 1,983 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT ranks 780th by violation burden (94th percentile) - 43 violations total, 23 health-baseds.
Against the KY average
Among the 273 KY systems in this dataset, the average is 9.4 health-based violations - WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's 23 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT'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)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, 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 WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT'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 WILLIAMSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 780th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.