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I can't tell them it's safe or isn't safe. >> reporter: tess e he's the quintessential small down doc. he's pretty sure every person in this county has come to see him in this clinic. >> we shouldn't 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 shouldn't be a question. >> reporter: eastern kentucky has some of the highest cancer rates in the country. there is plenty of blame. smoking, obesity. one thing stands out to many who live there. the water. >> is it the rain water ...

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 what's 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 district's nearly 10,000 customers received notices that their water exceeded federal limits for cancer causing mater...