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City of Cedar Vale

Serves Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, KS · 475 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Cedar Vale in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • KS2001902
  • CEDAR VALE
  • KS
  • 475 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 67024
EPA system ID KS2001902

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
5
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • City of Cedar Vale buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 20.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Kansas, November 2001.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for City of Cedar Vale go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 7
2000s 4 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 5 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2002, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1998 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kansas regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Cedar Vale in 2001. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2001.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 5, 2001 Kansas Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

City of Cedar Vale buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 20. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

City of Cedar Vale 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask City of Cedar Vale for a copy.

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