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Pine Mt Settlement School

At a glance

Pine Mt Settlement School (PWSID KY0483135) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Harlan County, Kentucky. It reports serving 45 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDKY0483135

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served45

Service connections15

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyKY state drinking water program

City served—

StateKentucky

ZIP—

CountyHarlan County

How does Pine Mt Settlement School compare with other water systems in Harlan County?

By EPA's size categories, Pine Mt Settlement School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Harlan County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,611 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 27,378 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 Pine Mt Settlement School 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 135 Kentucky systems (31%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Pine Mt Settlement School?

EPA lists Pine Mt Settlement School as owned by a local government. 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. 10 of the 17 active systems in Harlan County (59%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Pine Mt Settlement School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and October 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (2 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
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2017-02-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2013-11-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2007-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2003-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Pentachlorophenolcode 2326	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274	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.

Pine Mt Settlement School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pine Mt Settlement School?

Pine Mt Settlement School (PWSID KY0483135) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the KY state drinking water program.

How many people does Pine Mt Settlement School serve?

Pine Mt Settlement School reports serving 45 people through 15 service connections in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Where does Pine Mt Settlement School get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Pine Mt Settlement School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Pine Mt Settlement School'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pine Mt Settlement School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pine Mt Settlement School 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 Harlan County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Harlan Municipal Water Works	Harlan	4,574	Community	Surface water
Cawood Water District	Harlan	4,428	Community	Surface water
Evarts Municipal Water Plant	Harlan	3,059	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Cumberland Municipal Water Works	Harlan	2,843	Community	Surface water
Black Mtn Utility/Dayhoit	Harlan	1,954	Community	Purchased surface water
Black Mtn Utility/Rosspoint	Harlan	1,889	Community	Purchased 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, “Pine Mt Settlement School, PWSID KY0483135, Kentucky”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kentucky/pine-mt-settlement-school-ky0483135 (data as of October 1, 2026).