Public water system record
City of Quenemo
Serves Quenemo, Osage County, KS · 287 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Quenemo in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Quenemo buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 12.
- Record on file since 1979, 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Quenemo go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (1 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1994, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 24, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 8, 1980 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 19, 1979 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Quenemo buys its water from Public Wholesale WSD 12. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Public Wholesale WSD 12 Melvern, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Quenemo 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 Quenemo 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