Public water system record
City of Salina
Serves Salina, Saline County, KS · 46,481 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Salina 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Salina draws water from 21 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2010.
- Record on file since 1983, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 251 lead and 22,144 unknown out of 22,487 service lines.
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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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for City of Salina go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 2000, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 26, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 8, 1985 | Archived |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 28, 1983 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Salina in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Salina draws water from 21 wells and 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Salina.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Saline Co RWD 3 Assaria, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Salina 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