Public water system record
Butler Co RWD 5
Serves an area of Butler County, KS that includes Benton and Andover · 6,457 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Butler Co RWD 5 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
- 3
Key facts
- Butler Co RWD 5 buys its water from City of El Dorado and City of Wichita.
- Record on file since 2000, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 128 unknown out of 2,303 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Butler Co RWD 5 go back to 2000. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Butler Co RWD 5 buys its water from City of El Dorado and City of Wichita. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Butler Co RWD 5.
Buys water from
- City of El Dorado El Dorado, KS
- City of Wichita Wichita, KS
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Towanda Towanda, KS
Annual water quality report
Butler Co RWD 5 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