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Community Water System · PWS KS2001902

Cedar Vale, City Of

Cedar Vale, Kansas 67024 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 475 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

475
People served
97
EPA violations
40
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 97 drinking-water violations at Cedar Vale, City Of, 41% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

97
Total EPA violations on record
41%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
475
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cedar Vale, City Of

Cedar Vale, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 475 residents in Cedar Vale, Kansas (Chautauqua County) through 290 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 97 total violations for this system , of which 40 (41%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 41 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 19 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Kansas, EPA tracks 957 public water systems serving 2,894,673 people, with 84,344 cumulative violations and 33,424 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 88.1 violations. Statewide, 89 of 103 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (86.4%).

Cedar Vale, City Of's 97 violations sit above the Kansas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
475
Total Violations
97
Health-Based Violations
40
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
290
County
Chautauqua
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
25
Monitoring Violations
41
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2012
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 15 2002
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 15 2002
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 13 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2001
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2016
Lead and Copper Rule Other 2 2000
Coliform (TCR) Other 1 1998
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2000
Public Notice Other 1 2013

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Cedar Vale, City Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID KS2001902 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Kansas Drinking Water Authority

Kansas's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find KS regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 13 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 2456
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 5000
2013 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 7500
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 3100
2002 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 15 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 0200
2002 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 15 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 0200
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 3100
2000 Lead and Copper Rule Other 2 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 5000
2000 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 7000
1998 Coliform (TCR) Other 1 SDWIS / KS2001902 / 3100

How Cedar Vale, City Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Cedar Vale, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 97 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 40 34.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 86.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 475 3,025 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 957 regulated public water systems in Kansas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cedar Vale, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Cedar Vale, City Of (PWS ID: KS2001902) has 97 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 475 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Cedar Vale, City Of serve? ▼
Cedar Vale, City Of serves 475 people in Cedar Vale, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 290 service connections.
What type of violations does Cedar Vale, City Of have? ▼
Cedar Vale, City Of has 97 total violations: 40 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 41 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cedar Vale, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cedar Vale, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cedar Vale, City Of use? ▼
Cedar Vale, City Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.