Public water system record
Jefferson Co RWD 15
Serves Grantville, Jefferson County, KS · 563 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Jefferson Co RWD 15 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Jefferson Co RWD 15 buys its water from Jefferson Co RWD 1.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, October 1997.
- Record on file since 1991, with 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Mar 29, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 31, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Jefferson Co RWD 15 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 32 health-based violations (32 resolved) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2009, Resolved.
Show all 32 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.38 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.76 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.83 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.66 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.54 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.41 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.82 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.88 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.32 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.76 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.24 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.69 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.38 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.05 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.57 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.77 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.3 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Jefferson Co RWD 15 in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 1997 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 27 violations (26 health-based): Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe 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
Jefferson Co RWD 15 buys its water from Jefferson Co RWD 1. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Jefferson Co RWD 1 Meriden, KS
Annual water quality report
Jefferson Co RWD 15 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