Public water system record
City of Emporia
Serves Emporia, Lyon County, KS · 24,009 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Emporia in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- City of Emporia draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Bromate, 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2017.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 22 lead and 7,707 unknown out of 9,582 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
210 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 2, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Emporia go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began May 1995, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
5 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Bromate
1 incidentTest results for Bromate were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
City of Emporia draws water from 1 surface water intake. 7 other community water systems buy water from City of Emporia.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Hartford Hartford, KS
- City of Olpe Olpe, KS
- Coffey Co RWD 2E Gridley, KS
- Lyon Co RWD 1 Emporia, KS
- Lyon Co RWD 2 Emporia, KS
- Lyon Co RWD 4 Neosho Rapids, KS
- Lyon Co RWD 5 Emporia, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Emporia 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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