Is Jenkins Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Letcher

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

113

health-based violations

273

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	113.62 µg/L 142% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 128.2 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	91.71 µg/L 153% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 106.1 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	307.3 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 750 µg/L	22/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1106.5 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1360 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Lead	12.32 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	14/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	460 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.8 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	53.85 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 57 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.0210 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.436 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Combined Uranium	0.1930 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.28 pCi/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.21 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	360 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Thallium, Total	0.1000 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	0.1600 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 0.5000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MOORE, CRAIG L
Phone: 606-832-4218
Email: jenkinscitywtp@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Jenkins Water

Is Jenkins Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Jenkins Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Jenkins Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Copper, Fluoride, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Jenkins Water serve?

Jenkins Water reports serving 2,609 people in Kentucky, per its EPA record.

Has Jenkins Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 273 violations on file for Jenkins Water, of which 113 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.