KY / Bowling Green
KY · Tap water records
Bowling Green tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Bowling Green. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Bowling Green is served by 4 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 167,921 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 15 violations across the community water system(s) serving Bowling Green, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Warren County Water District
91,118 served · surface water · PWSID KY1140487 - Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in July 2015. The EPA record lists a level of 0.067 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 2012 and July 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
53,601 served · surface water · PWSID KY1140038 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 2008 and July 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Butler County Water System Inc
14,256 served · surface water · PWSID KY0160052 - Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in June 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in June 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2012 and July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Simpson County Water District
8,946 served · surface water · PWSID KY1070398 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 2012 and July 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.