OWENTON, KY · Owen County
ELK LAKE WATER COMPANY Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of July 1, 2002. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.
If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Owen County, KY.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Kentucky’s official records. Always confirm current status with Kentucky before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- KY0940119
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 1,089
- Service connections
- 330
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs)
ELK LAKE WATER COMPANY is one of 209 community water systems in Kentucky in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, formerly serving 1,089 people from surface water.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2002; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 16 entries between 1985 and 1999, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1999.
All 16 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves inorganic chemicals and synthetic organic chemicals.
Violation history
Monitoring, Regular
—Nitrate
July 1, 1999 – September 30, 1999
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Fluoride
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Selenium
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Mercury
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Nitrate
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Arsenic
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Barium
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Cadmium
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Chromium
July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—2,4,5-TP
July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Toxaphene
July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—2,4-D
July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Methoxychlor
July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Endrin
July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—BHC-GAMMA
July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Fluoride
July 3, 1985 – July 2, 1986
Archived
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1999 – September 30, 1999 | Monitoring, Regular | Nitrate | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Fluoride | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Selenium | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Mercury | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Nitrate | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Arsenic | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Barium | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Cadmium | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1987 – July 2, 1988 | Monitoring, Regular | Chromium | — | Archived |
| July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990 | Monitoring, Regular | 2,4,5-TP | — | Archived |
| July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990 | Monitoring, Regular | Toxaphene | — | Archived |
| July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990 | Monitoring, Regular | 2,4-D | — | Archived |
| July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990 | Monitoring, Regular | Methoxychlor | — | Archived |
| July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990 | Monitoring, Regular | Endrin | — | Archived |
| July 2, 1987 – July 1, 1990 | Monitoring, Regular | BHC-GAMMA | — | Archived |
| July 3, 1985 – July 2, 1986 | Monitoring, Regular | Fluoride | — | Archived |
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
No enforcement actions on record for this system.
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
Not on record
502-484-0911
OWENTON, KY 40359