Public water system · KY0462387
ActiveDomtar Paper Bleached Pulp
At a glance
Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp (PWSID KY0462387) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Kentucky. It reports serving 450 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
28
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 4 active public water systems, and Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,756 people per system, and accounts for 6.4% of the 7,024 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kentucky, the 437 active systems average 11,699 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Kentucky has 16 active non-transient non-community water systems, 3.7% 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 Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp?
EPA lists Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp as privately owned. 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 4 active systems in Hancock County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and June 2015. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfonecode 2044 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbofurancode 2046 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp?
Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp (PWSID KY0462387) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.
How many people does Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp serve?
Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp reports serving 450 people through 28 service connections in Hancock County, Kentucky.
Where does Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp 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 Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015. 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 Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp is a non-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 Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisport Municipal Water Works | Hancock | 3,249 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hawesville Water Works | Hancock | 3,225 | Community | Groundwater |
| Domtar Paper Corrugated Me | Hancock | 100 | Non-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, “Domtar Paper Bleached Pulp, PWSID KY0462387, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/domtar-paper-bleached-pulp-ky0462387 (data as of October 1, 2026).