Public water system record
Butler Co RWD 7
Serves an area of Butler County, KS that includes Whitewater · 1,455 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Butler Co RWD 7 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
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Butler Co RWD 7 buys its water from City of El Dorado.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2010.
- Record on file since 1993, 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 17, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Butler Co RWD 7 go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Butler Co RWD 7 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: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
4 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Butler Co RWD 7 buys its water from City of El Dorado. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of El Dorado El Dorado, KS
Annual water quality report
Butler Co RWD 7 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.
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