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Community Water System · PWS KS2002123

Public Wholesale WSD 19

Columbus, Kansas 66725 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1
People served
121
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 121 drinking-water violations at Public Wholesale WSD 19, 18% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

121
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Public Wholesale WSD 19

Public Wholesale WSD 19 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1 residents in Columbus, Kansas (Cherokee County) through 4 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 121 total violations for this system , of which 22 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 88 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 30 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%).

Public Wholesale WSD 19's 121 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
1
Total Violations
121
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
4
County
Cherokee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
22
Monitoring Violations
88
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 30 2025
CARBON, TOTAL MR 25 2018
Chlorite MCL 22 2021
Chlorite MR 20 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2020
Public Notice Other 5 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2019
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 1 2017

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 Public Wholesale WSD 19.

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 KS2002123 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 30 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 0200
2021 Chlorite MCL 22 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 1009
2021 Chlorite MR 20 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 1009
2021 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 7500
2020 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 0300
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 7000
2018 CARBON, TOTAL MR 25 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 2920
2017 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 1 SDWIS / KS2002123 / 0800

How Public Wholesale WSD 19 Compares

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

Metric Public Wholesale WSD 19 Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 121 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 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 1 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 Public Wholesale WSD 19 water safe to drink? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 19 (PWS ID: KS2002123) has 121 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Public Wholesale WSD 19 serve? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 19 serves 1 people in Columbus, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 4 service connections.
What type of violations does Public Wholesale WSD 19 have? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 19 has 121 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 88 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Public Wholesale WSD 19 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Public Wholesale WSD 19 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Public Wholesale WSD 19 use? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 19 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.