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Anderson Co RWD 5

Serves an area of Anderson County, KS that includes Colony, Welda and Lone Elm · 2,093 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Anderson Co RWD 5 in the last ten years.

  • KS2000306
  • COLONY
  • KS
  • 2,093 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 66015
EPA system ID KS2000306

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Anderson Co RWD 5 buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 5 and City of Colony.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 445 unknown out of 743 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Anderson Co RWD 5 go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 7
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Anderson Co RWD 5 buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 5 and City of Colony. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Anderson Co RWD 5.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Anderson Co RWD 5 must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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