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Ellis Park Race Course

At a glance

Ellis Park Race Course (PWSID KY0513013) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Henderson County, Kentucky. It reports serving 1,500 people through 2 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2020.

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

Population served

1,500

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDKY0513013

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,500

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyKY state drinking water program

City served—

StateKentucky

ZIP—

CountyHenderson County

How does Ellis Park Race Course compare with other water systems in Henderson County?

By EPA's size categories, Ellis Park Race Course is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Henderson County has 6 active public water systems, and Ellis Park Race Course is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 8,555 people per system, and accounts for 2.9% of the 51,331 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 Ellis Park Race Course is about 3.5 times 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 Ellis Park Race Course?

EPA lists Ellis Park Race Course 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. 3 of the 6 active systems in Henderson County (50%) are also privately owned.

Does Ellis Park Race Course have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2020. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and February 2020. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 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
2020-02-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-12-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-03-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-01-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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.

Ellis Park Race Course: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ellis Park Race Course?

Ellis Park Race Course (PWSID KY0513013) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.

How many people does Ellis Park Race Course serve?

Ellis Park Race Course reports serving 1,500 people through 2 service connections in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Where does Ellis Park Race Course 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 Ellis Park Race Course 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 February 2020. 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 Ellis Park Race Course'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 February 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Ellis Park Race Course's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ellis Park Race Course 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 Henderson County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Henderson Water Utility/North	Henderson	31,705	Community	Surface water
Henderson County Water District	Henderson	17,447	Community	Purchased surface water
Century Aluminum Sebree LLC	Henderson	600	Non-transient non-community	Surface water
Henderson Water Utility/South	Henderson	54	Community	Surface water
Trocadero Plaza	Henderson	25	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, “Ellis Park Race Course, PWSID KY0513013, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/ellis-park-race-course-ky0513013 (data as of October 1, 2026).