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I cant tell them its safe or isnt safe. >> reporter: tess e hes the quintessential small down doc. hes pretty sure every person in this county has come to see him in this clinic. >> we shouldnt have to ask whether or not the water is causing cancer in our region. we should be the richest country in the history of the earth in 2018 that we have clean water. it shouldnt be a question. >> reporter: eastern kentucky has some of the highest cancer rates in the country. there is plenty of blame. smoki...

Facility through a cascade of pipes traveling all over the county. the problem is, those pipes are also old and cracked. more than 50% of the water leaks out before it gets to the people who need it. even worse is whats getting into those pipes and into the water. we reviewed the most recent epa data and the martin county water district has violated federal drinking water standards every quarter between october 2014 and september 2017. in fact, until just a few months ago, the districts nearly 1...