Public water system record
City of Carbondale
Serves Carbondale, Osage County, KS · 1,344 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Carbondale in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- City of Carbondale draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, March 2017.
- Record on file since 1993, with 39 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 14, 2023 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 7, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 23, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Carbondale go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 39 health-based violations (39 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 13 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 39 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 65 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68.75 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Carbondale and issued 1 boil water order between 1995 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2017 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (13 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jul 18, 1995 | Kansas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
City of Carbondale draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Carbondale.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Osage Co RWD 5 Overbrook, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Carbondale 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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