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City of Rush Center

Serves Rush Center, Rush County, KS · 144 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Rush Center in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Combined Uranium violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • KS2016506
  • LA CROSSE
  • KS
  • 144 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 67548
EPA system ID KS2016506

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
9
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • City of Rush Center draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Uranium, 55 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 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
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 50 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 51 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 55 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 45 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 48 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 34 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 34 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for City of Rush Center go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 9 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2008, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 170 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (5.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved

What the violations mean

Combined Uranium

9 incidents

Test results for Combined Uranium were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

City of Rush Center draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Rush Center 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 Rush Center for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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