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< Drinking water suppliers now provide reports (sometimes called consumer confidence reports), that tell where drinking water comes from, and what contaminants may be in it. If your drinking water comes from a private well, you are responsible for your water's safety. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules do not apply private wells. EPA recommends that well owners have their water tested annually.
Public water and water distributions systems in Kentucky are regulated by Division of Water (DOW). The DOW works to ensure public health protection through primacy of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the provision of potable water. Potable water is the finished water after treatment, that is safe and satisfactory for drinking.
Primacy refers to primary enforcement responsibility awarded to the state by Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and enhance the quality and quantity of kentucky's water resources for present and future generation through voluntary, regulatory and educational programs.
Anyone proposing to conduct activities that result in physical disturbances to wetlands or streams need a Water Quality Certification to ensure Kentucky Water Quality Standards will not be violated.
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