Public water system record
City of Kingman
Serves Kingman, Kingman County, KS · 3,062 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Kingman in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- City of Kingman draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Kansas, May 1994.
- Record on file since 1989, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 32 unknown out of 1,785 service lines.
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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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for City of Kingman go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 12 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2002, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.97 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.56 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.03 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.01 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.72 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.35 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.06 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.56 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.8 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.8 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Sep 11, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Kingman between 1992 and 1994. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in May 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1994 | Kansas | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Nitrate |
| Oct 14, 1992 | Kansas | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Kingman draws water from 3 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Kingman.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Kingman Co RWD 1 Murdock, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Kingman 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