Public water system record
City of El Dorado
Serves El Dorado, Butler County, KS · 12,810 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for City of El Dorado in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- City of El Dorado draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1993, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead out of 5,248 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of El Dorado go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 15 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began April 2006, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
City of El Dorado draws water from 1 surface water intake. 9 other community water systems buy water from City of El Dorado.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Butler Co RWD 1 El Dorado, KS
- Butler Co RWD 2 El Dorado, KS
- Butler Co RWD 4 Towanda, KS
- Butler Co RWD 5 Benton, KS
- Butler Co RWD 6 El Dorado, KS
- Butler Co RWD 7 Whitewater, KS
- City of Augusta Augusta, KS
- City of Potwin Potwin, KS
- Public Wholesale WSD 8 Rosalia, KS
Annual water quality report
City of El Dorado 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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