Public water system · KY0043507
ActiveLifeline Recovery Center
At a glance
Lifeline Recovery Center (PWSID KY0043507) is an active transient non-community water system in Ballard County, Kentucky. It reports serving 160 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lifeline Recovery Center compare with other water systems in Ballard County?
By EPA's size categories, Lifeline Recovery Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ballard County has 7 active public water systems, and Lifeline Recovery Center is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 837 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% of the 5,862 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 Lifeline Recovery Center is about 11% above 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 Lifeline Recovery Center?
EPA lists Lifeline Recovery Center 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 7 active systems in Ballard County (43%) are also privately owned.
Does Lifeline Recovery Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2015 and September 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-06 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Lifeline Recovery Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lifeline Recovery Center?
Lifeline Recovery Center (PWSID KY0043507) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.
How many people does Lifeline Recovery Center serve?
Lifeline Recovery Center reports serving 160 people through 15 service connections in Ballard County, Kentucky.
Where does Lifeline Recovery Center 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 Lifeline Recovery Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. 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 Lifeline Recovery Center'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lifeline Recovery Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lifeline Recovery Center 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 Ballard County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevil Water Department | Ballard | 1,782 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lacenter Municipal Water Co | Ballard | 1,291 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wickliffe Municipal Water System | Ballard | 1,264 | Community | Groundwater |
| Barlow Water System | Ballard | 1,040 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Lovelaceville | Ballard | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Danielle Orenish Restaurant | Ballard | 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, “Lifeline Recovery Center, PWSID KY0043507, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/lifeline-recovery-center-ky0043507 (data as of October 1, 2026).