Public water system record
City of Benton
Serves Benton, Butler County, KS · 946 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Benton 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
- 9
Key facts
- City of Benton buys its water from City of Wichita.
- Record on file since 2000, with 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for City of Benton go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Where the water comes from
City of Benton buys its water from City of Wichita. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Wichita Wichita, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Benton 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