Public water system record
City of Horton
Serves Horton, Brown County, KS · 1,514 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Horton 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
- City of Horton draws water from 6 wells.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 27 unknown out of 209 service lines.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Horton go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began May 1996, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Horton draws water from 6 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Horton.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Willis Hiawatha, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Horton 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