Public water system record
City of Longton
Serves Longton, Elk County, KS · 277 people served
Federal records show 17 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Longton in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
Source water
Purchased surface water
ZIP
67352
EPA system ID
KS2004903
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 17
- Resolved
- 17
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- City of Longton buys its water from Chautauqua Co RWD 4.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 119 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Kansas, July 2006.
- Record on file since 1992, with 116 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 104 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 101 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 119 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.117 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 16, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 9, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Longton go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 116 health-based violations (116 resolved) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 65 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 49 | 24 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020s | 12 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2013, Resolved.
Show all 116 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.278 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.443 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (7.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.31 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.418 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.301 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.31 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (5.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.305 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.36 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.275 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.367 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (6.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.268 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.365 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (6.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.28 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.43 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (7.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.265 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.373 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (6.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.245 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.347 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (5.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.268 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.466 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (7.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.253 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.416 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (6.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.233 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.377 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (6.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.198 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.285 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (4.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.168 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.2 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (3.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.26 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.362 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.285 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
66 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Longton in 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2006 | Kansas | Signed compliance agreement | 80 violations (73 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice |
What the violations mean
Chloramine
8 incidentsChloramine levels were above the federal maximum residual disinfectant level.
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
5 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
4 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
City of Longton buys its water from Chautauqua Co RWD 4. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Chautauqua Co RWD 4 Sedan, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Longton 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 City of Longton 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