Public water system record
City of Hartford
Serves Hartford, Lyon County, KS · 356 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Hartford 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
- 8
Key facts
- City of Hartford buys its water from City of Emporia.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, October 2005.
- Record on file since 1995, with 5 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 26, 2013 | Active |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for City of Hartford go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Hartford in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2005 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Hartford buys its water from City of Emporia. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Emporia Emporia, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Hartford 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 City of Hartford 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells