Public water system record
City of Reserve
Serves Reserve, Brown County, KS · 70 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Reserve in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 12
Key facts
- City of Reserve buys its water from Brown Co RWD 1.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Kansas, August 2015.
- Record on file since 1979, with 8 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 21, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 21, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 21, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 21, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 21, 2019 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 22, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Reserve go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (6 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 12, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 24, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Reserve in 2015. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2015 | Kansas | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
City of Reserve buys its water from Brown Co RWD 1. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Brown Co RWD 1 Fairview, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Reserve 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 City of Reserve 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