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City of Portis

Serves Portis, Osborne County, KS · 86 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Portis in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.

  • KS2014104
  • PORTIS
  • KS
  • 86 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 67474
EPA system ID KS2014104

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • City of Portis draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 28 unknown out of 67 service lines.

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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
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved Yes

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
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
 Apr 13, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for City of Portis go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (17 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 1 0
1990s 17 2
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 1998, Resolved.

Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.71 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 1998 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 1998 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.29 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1998 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.78 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.52 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20.34 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.68 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.65 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 1996 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.34 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 1996 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.92 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 1996 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.47 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 31, 1996 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 1995 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.45 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 1995 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 1995 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.96 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1995 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 27.88 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.3 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 1994 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 20, 1979 Archived

What the violations mean

Nitrate

1 incident

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome

Where the water comes from

City of Portis draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Portis 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 Portis for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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