Public water system record
Labette Co RWD 5
Serves an area of Labette County, KS that includes Oswego and Labette · 1,635 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Labette Co RWD 5 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
- 2
Key facts
- Labette Co RWD 5 buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 4 and City of Parsons.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 2010.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 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.
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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Labette Co RWD 5 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 13 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Labette Co RWD 5 in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Labette Co RWD 5 buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 4 and City of Parsons. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Public Wholesale WSD 4 Cherryvale, KS
- City of Parsons Parsons, KS
Annual water quality report
Labette Co RWD 5 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.
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