Public water system record
Atchison Co RWD 3
Serves an area of Atchison County, KS that includes Atchison · 110 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Atchison Co RWD 3 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Atchison Co RWD 3 buys its water from City of Atchison.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, June 2022.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 7, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2017 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Atchison Co RWD 3 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 24 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2007, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Atchison Co RWD 3 in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2022 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
Atchison Co RWD 3 buys its water from City of Atchison. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Atchison Atchison, KS
Annual water quality report
Atchison Co RWD 3 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Atchison Co RWD 3 for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kansas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells