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Labette Co RWD 1C

On record as serving Oswego, Labette County, KS · Serves 285 people

Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Labette Co RWD 1C in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • KS2009919
  • OSWEGO
  • KS
  • 285 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 67356
EPA system ID KS2009919

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
11
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
8
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
28

Key facts

  • Labette Co RWD 1C buys its water from City of Oswego.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2018.
  • Record on file since 2011, with 1 health-based violation 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 Apr 27, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 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 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 18, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 31, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 20, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 20, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 16, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 11, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 5, 2014 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 2011

EPA's records for Labette Co RWD 1C go back to 2011. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 12
October 19, 2016 to 2019 10 19
2020s 1 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2015, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2015 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

4 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase 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

Where the water comes from

Labette Co RWD 1C buys its water from City of Oswego. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Labette Co RWD 1C 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 Labette Co RWD 1C 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.

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