Public water system record
Doniphan Co RWD 3
Serves an area of Doniphan County, KS that includes Severance and Denton · 437 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Doniphan Co RWD 3 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Doniphan Co RWD 3 buys its water from Atchison Co RWD 5C.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Kansas, July 2009.
- Record on file since 1980, with 23 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 18, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 19, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2006 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Doniphan Co RWD 3 go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (13 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 | 0 |
| 1990s | 7 | 13 |
| 2000s | 3 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.93 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.75 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.69 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.8 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.27 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1989 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 19, 1987 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 10, 1987 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 3, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 21, 1985 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 4, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 12, 1980 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 12, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Doniphan Co RWD 3 and issued 2 boil water orders between 1988 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2009 | Kansas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 27, 2009 | Kansas | Signed compliance agreement | 9 violations: Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| Apr 24, 2008 | Kansas | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations: Total Coliform, Public Notice, Total Coliform Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 11, 2000 | Kansas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Doniphan Co RWD 3 buys its water from Atchison Co RWD 5C. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Atchison Co RWD 5C Lancaster, KS
Annual water quality report
Doniphan 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.
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 Doniphan Co RWD 3 for a copy.
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