Public water system record
City of Towanda
Serves Towanda, Butler County, KS · 1,445 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Towanda in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- City of Towanda buys its water from Butler Co RWD 5.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2010.
- Record on file since 2000, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 2 unknown out of 642 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for City of Towanda go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Towanda in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
City of Towanda buys its water from Butler Co RWD 5. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Butler Co RWD 5 Benton, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Towanda 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