Public water system record
City of Howard
Serves Howard, Elk County, KS · 583 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Howard 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
- 6
Key facts
- City of Howard buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 23.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 2010.
- Record on file since 1993, with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 31, 2022 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Howard go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 30 health-based violations (30 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 6 |
| 2000s | 17 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2012, Resolved.
Show all 30 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.187 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.211 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 117.75 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2 times the limit)
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Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 225 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
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Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 129 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.2 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 207.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.6 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 101.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 122.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 109 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 120 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 107.25 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
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Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 122.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
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Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 77.25 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Dec 1, 1998 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Nov 1, 1998 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Mar 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Howard between 2006 and 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: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 24, 2006 | Kansas | Signed compliance agreement | 17 violations (17 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
City of Howard buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 23. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Public Wholesale WSD 23 Fredonia, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Howard 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