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City of Ellsworth

Serves Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, KS · 2,992 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Ellsworth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • KS2005306
  • ELLSWORTH
  • KS
  • 2,992 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 67439
EPA system ID KS2005306

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • City of Ellsworth draws water from 7 wells.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 13 lead and 3 unknown out of 1,180 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 25, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Active
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 8, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 12, 2019 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 May 27, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for City of Ellsworth go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 0 10

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

City of Ellsworth draws water from 7 wells. It also buys water from Ellsworth Co RWD 1.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

City of Ellsworth 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