Public water system record

City of Clayton

Serves Clayton, Norton County, KS · 46 people served

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Clayton in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.

KS2013706
CLAYTON
KS
46 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 67629

EPA system ID KS2013706

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 10
Resolved: 10
Unresolved: 0
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 8

Key facts

City of Clayton draws water from 1 well.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2021.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, October 2011.
Record on file since 1991, with 32 health-based violations 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
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 10.5 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2022	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2022	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2021	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved	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 REVISIONS RPT	Jul 2, 2025	Active
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Mar 12, 2025	Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Feb 1, 2023	Resolved
Chlorine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2023	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Mar 21, 2021	Resolved
Atrazine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2017	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Aug 13, 2016	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Dec 19, 2015	Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Clayton go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 32 health-based violations (32 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	5	10
2000s	9	6
2010 to October 18, 2016	18	8
October 19, 2016 to 2019	0	1
2020s	10	5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2013, Resolved.

Show all 32 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2013	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2013	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2013	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2011	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2011	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2011	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2011	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2011	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2010	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2010	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2010	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2010	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2010	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2008	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2008	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2008	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2007	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1998	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1998	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1997	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 1996	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 1991	Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Clayton in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2011.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Oct 27, 2011	Kansas	Compliance order (no penalty)	22 violations (21 health-based): Arsenic, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Arsenic

10 incidents

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

City of Clayton draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

City of Clayton 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 Clayton 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

Lead pipes

Total service lines reported	26
Lead pipes confirmed	Not reported
Galvanized pipes needing replacement	25
Pipes with unknown material	Not reported
Non-lead pipes confirmed	1
Pipes that may be lead or unknown	0.0% (0)
Inventory submitted	Oct 16, 2024
EPA reporting status	Reported some but not all service line types Needs attention

Plumbing inside a home built before 1986 can still contain lead.

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