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City of Palco

Serves Palco, Rooks County, KS · 210 people served

Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Palco in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • KS2016302
  • PALCO
  • KS
  • 210 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 67657
EPA system ID KS2016302

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
12
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
12
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • City of Palco draws water from 3 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, September 2022.
  • Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation 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 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 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 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 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 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 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 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 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 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 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 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 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
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2021 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 Jul 1, 2021 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 Apr 1, 2021 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, 2021 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, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 3, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 25, 2022 Active
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 1982

EPA's records for City of Palco go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
2020s 12 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 1982, Archived.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1982 Archived

Enforcement actions

Kansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Palco in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 22, 2022 Kansas Compliance order (no penalty) 12 violations (12 health-based): Nitrate

What the violations mean

Nitrate

12 incidents

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 Palco draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Palco 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 Palco for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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