Public water system record
Wallace Co RWD 1
Serves an area of Wallace County, KS that includes Weskan · 245 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Wallace Co RWD 1 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
- 2
Key facts
- Wallace Co RWD 1 draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Kansas, March 2004.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Wallace Co RWD 1 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 56 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 47 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began September 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Kansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Wallace Co RWD 1 between 2002 and 2004. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2004 | Kansas | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations: Total Coliform, Nitrate |
| May 7, 2002 | Kansas | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Wallace Co RWD 1 draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Wallace Co RWD 1 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Wallace Co RWD 1 for a copy.
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