Public water system · KY0072713

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Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley

At a glance

Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley (PWSID KY0072713) is an active transient non-community water system in Bell County, Kentucky. It reports serving 25 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDKY0072713

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections6

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyKY state drinking water program

City served—

StateKentucky

ZIP—

CountyBell County

How does Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley compare with other water systems in Bell County?

By EPA's size categories, Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bell County has 6 active public water systems, and Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,835 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 29,010 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kentucky, the 437 active systems average 11,699 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Kentucky has 50 active transient non-community water systems, 11% of the state's 437 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 111 Kentucky systems (25%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley?

EPA lists Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley as owned by the federal 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. 2 of the 6 active systems in Bell County (33%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. The violations listed here began between September 1991 and May 2021. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2020-08-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2011-02-03	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1996-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1991-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

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.

Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley?

Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley (PWSID KY0072713) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.

How many people does Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley serve?

Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley reports serving 25 people through 6 service connections in Bell County, Kentucky.

Where does Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. 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 Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Bell County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Pineville Water System	Bell	16,573	Community	Surface water
Water Service Corporation of Kentucky	Bell	12,022	Community	Surface water
Bell County Forestry Camp	Bell	275	Community	Surface water
Fonde Water System	Bell	65	Community	Purchased groundwater
Cumberland Gap Nhp/Pinnacle	Bell	50	Transient non-community	Groundwater

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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, “Cumberland Gap Nhp/Hensley, PWSID KY0072713, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/cumberland-gap-nhp-hensley-ky0072713 (data as of October 1, 2026).