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Public Wholesale WSD 12

On record as serving Melvern, Osage County, KS · Serves 1 person

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Public Wholesale WSD 12 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • KS2013919
  • MELVERN
  • KS
  • 1 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 66510
EPA system ID KS2013919

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Public Wholesale WSD 12 draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, March 2017.
  • Record on file since 1997, 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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Public Wholesale WSD 12 go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 32 health-based violations (32 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 21 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 11 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 32 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2008 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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Public Wholesale WSD 12 between 2007 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) 9 violations (9 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Apr 17, 2007 Kansas Signed compliance agreement 23 violations (23 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Public Wholesale WSD 12 draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 11 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Public Wholesale WSD 12.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Public Wholesale WSD 12 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 Public Wholesale WSD 12 for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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