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Shawnee Co RWD 1C

Serves an area of Shawnee County, KS that includes Auburn · 4,160 people served

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Shawnee Co RWD 1C in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • KS2017704
  • AUBURN
  • KS
  • 4,160 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 66402
EPA system ID KS2017704

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

Key facts

  • Shawnee Co RWD 1C buys its water from City of Topeka.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2024.
  • Record on file since 1993, 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No

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 REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Shawnee Co RWD 1C go back to 1993. 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 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 0
2020s 6 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

10 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Shawnee Co RWD 1C buys its water from City of Topeka. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Shawnee Co RWD 1C 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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

Testing your own water

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