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Franklin Co RWD 3

Serves an area of Franklin County, KS that includes Princeton · 85 people served

Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Franklin Co RWD 3 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • KS2005911
  • PRINCETON
  • KS
  • 85 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 66078
EPA system ID KS2005911

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
11
Resolved
11
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Franklin Co RWD 3 buys its water from City of Princeton.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.89 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (11 times the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kansas, August 1995.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Sep 27, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.141 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.89 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (11 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 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 REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 16, 2022 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 15, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 May 25, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Franklin Co RWD 3 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 9
2000s 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 11 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2001, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1998 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Franklin Co RWD 3 in 1995. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 1995.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 4, 1995 Kansas Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

9 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

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Franklin Co RWD 3 buys its water from City of Princeton. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Franklin 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 Franklin Co RWD 3 for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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