Public water system record
Brown Co RWD 1
Serves an area of Brown County, KS that includes Fairview and Hamlin · 709 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Brown Co RWD 1 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
- 7
Key facts
- Brown Co RWD 1 draws water from 6 wells.
- Record on file since 1986, with 10 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 |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2018 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 5, 2018 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Brown Co RWD 1 go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (8 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 10 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)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
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
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 14, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 26, 1987 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 4, 1986 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Brown Co RWD 1 draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from City of Hiawatha. 1 other community water system buys water from Brown Co RWD 1.
Buys water from
- City of Hiawatha Hiawatha, KS
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Reserve Hiawatha, KS
Annual water quality report
Brown Co RWD 1 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