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Kirksville Water Association

At a glance

Kirksville Water Association (PWSID KY0760672) is an active community water system in Madison County, Kentucky. It reports serving 5,940 people through 2,123 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017.

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

Population served

5,940

Service connections

2,123

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDKY0760672

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served5,940

Service connections2,123

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyKY state drinking water program

City served—

StateKentucky

ZIP—

CountyMadison County

How does Kirksville Water Association compare with other water systems in Madison County?

By EPA's size categories, Kirksville Water Association is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Madison County has 6 active public water systems, and Kirksville Water Association is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 61% below the county average of 15,313 people per system, and accounts for 6.5% of the 91,879 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 Kirksville Water Association is about 11% 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 Kirksville Water Association?

EPA lists Kirksville Water Association 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 6 active systems in Madison County (33%) are also privately owned.

Does Kirksville Water Association have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and September 2017. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2017-09-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2008-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2002-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1999-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1994-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Kirksville Water Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs Kirksville Water Association?

Kirksville Water Association (PWSID KY0760672) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.

How many people does Kirksville Water Association serve?

Kirksville Water Association reports serving 5,940 people through 2,123 service connections in Madison County, Kentucky.

Where does Kirksville Water Association 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 Kirksville Water Association have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. 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 Kirksville Water Association'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Kirksville Water Association's water quality report?

As a community water system, Kirksville Water Association 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 Madison County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Richmond Utilities	Madison	35,640	Community	Surface water
Madison Co Utilities District	Madison	25,120	Community	Purchased surface water
Southern Madison Water District	Madison	14,707	Community	Purchased surface water
Berea Municipal Utilities	Madison	9,972	Community	Surface water
Blue Grass Army Depot	Madison	500	Non-transient non-community	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, “Kirksville Water Association, PWSID KY0760672, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/kirksville-water-association-ky0760672 (data as of October 1, 2026).