Public water system record
Cowley Co RWD 3
Serves an area of Cowley County, KS that includes Arkansas City, Parkerfield and Silverdale · 2,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Cowley Co RWD 3 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
- 8
Key facts
- Cowley Co RWD 3 draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 2010.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 448 unknown out of 921 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 19, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Cowley Co RWD 3 go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 1999, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Cowley Co RWD 3 in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Cowley Co RWD 3 draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cowley Co RWD 3 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