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City of Topeka

Serves Topeka, Shawnee County, KS · 125,963 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Topeka in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KS2017701
  • TOPEKA
  • KS
  • 125,963 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 66606
EPA system ID KS2017701

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • City of Topeka draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2018.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 291 lead and 3,106 unknown out of 57,809 service lines.

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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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for City of Topeka go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

City of Topeka draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 6 other community water systems buy water from City of Topeka.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Topeka 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.

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