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City of Lane

Serves Lane, Franklin County, KS · 244 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Lane in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • KS2005901
  • LANE
  • KS
  • 244 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 66042
EPA system ID KS2005901

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • City of Lane buys its water from Franklin Co RWD 6.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Dec 27, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 15, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 17, 2021 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 17, 2021 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 4, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 30, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for City of Lane go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 4
2020s 1 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2010 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

City of Lane buys its water from Franklin Co RWD 6. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

City of Lane 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 Lane for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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