Public water system · KY0082082
ActiveDuke Energy Ky East Bend
At a glance
Duke Energy Ky East Bend (PWSID KY0082082) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Boone County, Kentucky. It reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Duke Energy Ky East Bend compare with other water systems in Boone County?
By EPA's size categories, Duke Energy Ky East Bend is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Boone County has 9 active public water systems, and Duke Energy Ky East Bend is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 11,171 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 100,541 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 Duke Energy Ky East Bend is well below 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 Duke Energy Ky East Bend?
EPA lists Duke Energy Ky East Bend 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. 5 of the 9 active systems in Boone County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Duke Energy Ky East Bend have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and December 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfonecode 2044 | 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.
Duke Energy Ky East Bend: frequently asked questions
Who runs Duke Energy Ky East Bend?
Duke Energy Ky East Bend (PWSID KY0082082) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.
How many people does Duke Energy Ky East Bend serve?
Duke Energy Ky East Bend reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection in Boone County, Kentucky.
Where does Duke Energy Ky East Bend 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 Duke Energy Ky East Bend have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. 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 Duke Energy Ky East Bend'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Duke Energy Ky East Bend's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Duke Energy Ky East Bend 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 Boone County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Co Water & Sewer District | Boone | 66,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Florence Water & Sewer | Boone | 29,351 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Walton Waterworks Department | Boone | 4,173 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| River Ridge Park Inc. | Boone | 223 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Trapps Water Company | Boone | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potters Ranch | Boone | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Duke Energy Ky East Bend, PWSID KY0082082, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/duke-energy-ky-east-bend-ky0082082 (data as of October 1, 2026).