Public water system record

City of Iuka

Serves Iuka, Pratt County, KS · 155 people served

Federal records show 16 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Iuka in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

KS2015107
IUKA
KS
155 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 67066

EPA system ID KS2015107

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 16
Resolved: 1
Unresolved: 0
Archived by EPA: 15
Any acute record: Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 4

Key facts

City of Iuka draws water from 2 wells.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2024.
Record on file since 2000, with 0 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
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	Yes
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Jul 22, 2018	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 REVISIONS RPT	Oct 17, 2024	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Feb 5, 2023	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Dec 31, 2019	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Sep 15, 2018	Resolved

Full record since 2000

EPA's records for City of Iuka go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
2000s	0	7
October 19, 2016 to 2019	1	2
2020s	15	2

What the violations mean

Nitrate

15 incidents

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

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

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

City of Iuka draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Iuka 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 Iuka for a copy.

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

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