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City of Alma

Serves Alma, Wabaunsee County, KS · 799 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Alma in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • KS2019701
  • ALMA
  • KS
  • 799 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 66401
EPA system ID KS2019701

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • City of Alma draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 2010.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 5 unknown out of 441 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 1, 2022 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 13, 2022 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 2, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 5, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 16, 2017 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for City of Alma go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 14 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 9
2020s 2 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2006, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 65.15 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.93 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.25 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 122.18 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97.25 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 132.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.25 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 115.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Kansas regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Alma between 2005 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 20, 2010 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 3, 2005 Kansas Signed compliance agreement 14 violations (14 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), CARBON, TOTAL

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

City of Alma draws water from 2 surface water intakes.

Annual water quality report

City of Alma 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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