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Pottawatomie Co RWD 4

Serves an area of Pottawatomie County, KS that includes Belvue · 1,125 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Pottawatomie Co RWD 4 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • KS2014922
  • BELVUE
  • KS
  • 1,125 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 66407
EPA system ID KS2014922

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Pottawatomie Co RWD 4 draws water from 2 wells.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 102 unknown out of 980 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Apr 1, 2017 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Pottawatomie Co RWD 4 go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 0 2

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Pottawatomie Co RWD 4 draws water from 2 wells. 3 other community water systems buy water from Pottawatomie Co RWD 4.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Pottawatomie Co RWD 4 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

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