Public water system record
Atchison Co RWD 5C
Serves an area of Atchison County, KS that includes Lancaster and Huron · 3,690 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Atchison Co RWD 5C in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Atchison Co RWD 5C draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Kansas, October 2005.
- Record on file since 2005, with 1 health-based violation 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 31, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 13, 2009 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Atchison Co RWD 5C go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators issued 1 boil water order to Atchison Co RWD 5C in 2005. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2005 | Kansas | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Atchison Co RWD 5C draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from City of Atchison. 4 other community water systems buy water from Atchison Co RWD 5C.
Buys water from
- City of Atchison Atchison, KS
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Lancaster Lancaster, KS
- City of Nortonville Nortonville, KS
- Doniphan Co RWD 3 Denton, KS
- Doniphan Co RWD 5 Troy, KS
Annual water quality report
Atchison Co RWD 5C 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.
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