Public water system record
City of Manhattan
Serves Manhattan, Riley County, KS · 54,763 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Manhattan in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Manhattan draws water from 19 wells.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for City of Manhattan go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1991, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Manhattan draws water from 19 wells. 5 other community water systems buy water from City of Manhattan.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Colonial Gardens Mobile Home CT Farmington Hills, MI
- Hunters Island Water District Manhattan, KS
- Konza Valley Water Benefit District Manhattan, KS
- Pottawatomie Co RWD 1 Saint George, KS
- Riley Co RWD 1 Manhattan, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Manhattan 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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