Water Quality: Booneville, KY

1 water system • 5,346 people served

Some Concerns
18
Total Violations
2
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
5,346
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Booneville is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 5,346 people, and has 18 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 2 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Booneville's violation count is 53% below the national average for Kentucky. Contaminants associated with violations include Chlorine, TTHM.

Contaminants Found

Chlorine

Eye and nose irritation at high levels; long-term exposure above the MCL may cause liver and kidney damage.

Common source: Water treatment disinfectant added to kill harmful microorganisms

EPA limit: 4.0 mg/L (MRDL — Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level)

TTHM

Total trihalomethanes are linked to increased risk of bladder cancer and adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Reaction of chlorine disinfectants with naturally occurring organic matter in water

EPA limit: 0.080 mg/L (80 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Booneville

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
BOONEVILLE WATER AND SEWER KY0950036 Surface Water 5,346 18

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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