Public water system record

Harper Co RWD 4

Serves an area of Harper County and Sumner County, KS that includes Danville · 110 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Harper Co RWD 4 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

KS2007708
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KS
110 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater

ZIP 67049

EPA system ID KS2007708

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 1
Resolved: 1
Unresolved: 0
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 2

Key facts

Harper Co RWD 4 buys its water from City of Argonia.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, November 2003.
Record on file since 1993, with 41 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	Sep 27, 2022	Resolved	No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue	Start date	Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Sep 1, 2022	Resolved
Chlorine Monitoring and reporting	Jul 1, 2022	Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Harper Co RWD 4 go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 41 health-based violations (41 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	2	3
2000s	21	8
2010 to October 18, 2016	18	1
2020s	1	2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 41 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2015	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2014	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2014	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2014	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2013	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2013	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2013	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2013	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2012	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2012	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2012	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2011	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2011	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2011	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2011	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2010	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2010	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2010	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2009	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2009	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2009	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2008	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2008	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2008	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2008	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2007	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2007	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2007	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2007	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2006	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2006	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2005	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2005	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2004	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2004	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2004	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2003	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2003	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 10.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2003	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 1995	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1994	Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Harper Co RWD 4 in 2003. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2003.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Nov 10, 2003	Kansas	Compliance order (no penalty)	41 violations (39 health-based): Nitrate, Public Notice

What the violations mean

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

Harper Co RWD 4 buys its water from City of Argonia. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

City of Argonia Argonia, KS

Annual water quality report

Harper Co RWD 4 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 Harper Co RWD 4 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

Lead pipes

Total service lines reported	137
Lead pipes confirmed	Not reported
Galvanized pipes needing replacement	Not reported
Pipes with unknown material	48
Non-lead pipes confirmed	89
Pipes that may be lead or unknown	35.0% (48)
Inventory submitted	Oct 16, 2024
EPA reporting status	Reported some but not all service line types Needs attention

Lines of unknown material count as possible lead until the utility identifies them.

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