KY / Crab Orchard
KY · Tap water records
Crab Orchard tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Crab Orchard. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Crab Orchard is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 1,488 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 31 violations across the community water system(s) serving Crab Orchard, going back to the earliest EPA record. 7 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
Crab Orchard Water District
1,488 served · surface water · PWSID KY0690089 - Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 5 times between July 2017 and July 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 0.064 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between January 2018 and April 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 0.088 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between April 2023 and April 2024. 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 2007 and July 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between October 2015 and June 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between August 2016 and January 2018. 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 3 times between January 2017 and January 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 1994 and October 2003. 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.