Public water system · KY0483727

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Cawood Water-Pathfork

At a glance

Cawood Water-Pathfork (PWSID KY0483727) is an active community water system in Harlan County, Kentucky. It reports serving 463 people through 155 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

463

Service connections

155

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDKY0483727

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served463

Service connections155

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyKY state drinking water program

City served—

StateKentucky

ZIP—

CountyHarlan County

How does Cawood Water-Pathfork compare with other water systems in Harlan County?

By EPA's size categories, Cawood Water-Pathfork is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Harlan County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,611 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 27,378 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kentucky, the 437 active systems average 11,699 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Cawood Water-Pathfork is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Kentucky has 371 active community water systems, 85% of the state's 437 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 167 Kentucky systems (38%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Cawood Water-Pathfork?

EPA lists Cawood Water-Pathfork as owned by a local government. The KY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 10 of the 17 active systems in Harlan County (59%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Cawood Water-Pathfork have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between July 2014 and July 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-12-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved

All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Cawood Water-Pathfork: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cawood Water-Pathfork?

Cawood Water-Pathfork (PWSID KY0483727) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.

How many people does Cawood Water-Pathfork serve?

Cawood Water-Pathfork reports serving 463 people through 155 service connections in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Where does Cawood Water-Pathfork get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Cawood Water-Pathfork have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Cawood Water-Pathfork's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cawood Water-Pathfork's water quality report?

As a community water system, Cawood Water-Pathfork must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Harlan County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Harlan Municipal Water Works	Harlan	4,574	Community	Surface water
Cawood Water District	Harlan	4,428	Community	Surface water
Evarts Municipal Water Plant	Harlan	3,059	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Cumberland Municipal Water Works	Harlan	2,843	Community	Surface water
Black Mtn Utility/Dayhoit	Harlan	1,954	Community	Purchased surface water
Black Mtn Utility/Rosspoint	Harlan	1,889	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Cawood Water-Pathfork, PWSID KY0483727, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/cawood-water-pathfork-ky0483727 (data as of October 1, 2026).