Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Kiln. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved October 2026, Kiln is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 11,098 people.
As of October 2026, EPA records show 27 violations across the community water system(s) serving Kiln, going back to the earliest EPA record. 16 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.
Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. 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 once in October 2008. 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 once in July 2005. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Hancock County Water & Sewer
3,254 served · groundwater · PWSID MS0230065
Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 9 times between January 2016 and April 2019. The EPA record lists a level of 0.099 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 6 times between July 2011 and July 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 0.063 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in November 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 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 3 times between October 2004 and September 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
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 2004 and July 2007. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Hancock County Water & Sewer- Bayside
2,458 served · groundwater · PWSID MS0230071
As of October 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
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 October 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.