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Mcdoqwell tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Mcdoqwell. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Mcdoqwell is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 15,110 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 61 violations across the community water system(s) serving Mcdoqwell, going back to the earliest EPA record. 41 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
Southern Water & Sewer District
15,110 served · surface water · PWSID KY0360026 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 33 times between July 2015 and April 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 0.081 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 8 times between January 2024 and February 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. 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 January 2025. 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 9 times between January 2000 and July 2023. 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 5 times between July 2003 and March 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between January 2016 and April 2016. 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 once in January 1993. 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.