Public water system record
Sumner Co RWD 5
Serves an area of Sumner County, KS that includes Conway Springs · 1,429 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Sumner Co RWD 5 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Sumner Co RWD 5 draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Kansas, December 1997.
- Record on file since 1979, with 43 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 6, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 28, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Sumner Co RWD 5 go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 43 health-based violations (34 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 8 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 5 |
| 2000s | 18 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 11 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2015, Resolved.
Show all 43 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.75 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.04 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.59 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.61 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.74 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.93 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.93 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.43 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.72 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Mar 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.54 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 13, 1987 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 9, 1987 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 28, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 17, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 6, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 12, 1980 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 18, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Sumner Co RWD 5 between 1994 and 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1997 | Kansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Nitrate |
| Dec 22, 1994 | Kansas | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Sumner Co RWD 5 draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Sumner Co RWD 5.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Viola Viola, KS
Annual water quality report
Sumner Co RWD 5 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
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