Public water system record
City of Abilene
Serves Abilene, Dickinson County, KS · 6,468 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Abilene 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
- City of Abilene draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Kansas, October 1995.
- Record on file since 1981, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 29 lead and 1,808 unknown out of 3,357 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for City of Abilene go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (16 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 8 |
| 1990s | 15 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 1998, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.89 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.59 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.51 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.64 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.81 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.88 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.39 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.29 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.22 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.36 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.93 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 4, 1981 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Abilene in 1995. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 1995.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1995 | Kansas | Signed compliance agreement | 13 violations (13 health-based): Nitrate |
| Oct 27, 1995 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Nitrate |
| Oct 1, 1995 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Abilene draws water from 11 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Abilene.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Dickinson Co RWD 2 Abilene, KS
- Red Bud Lake Improvement District Abilene, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Abilene 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