Public water system record
City of Clay Center
Serves Clay Center, Clay County, KS · 4,138 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Clay Center 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Clay Center draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1982, with 7 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.
None since October 2016.
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
|
Dec 31, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for City of Clay Center go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (4 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Selenium, began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06 mg/L, federal limit 0.05 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 32 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 12, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 2, 1982 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Clay Center draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Clay Center.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Morganville Morganville, KS
- Clay Co RWD 1 Morganville, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Clay Center 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