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Community Water System · PWS KS2005502

Towns Riverview Subdivision

Garden City, Kansas 67846 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 950 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

950
People served
276
EPA violations
239
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 276 drinking-water violations at Towns Riverview Subdivision, 87% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

276
Total EPA violations on record
87%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
950
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Towns Riverview Subdivision

Towns Riverview Subdivision is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 950 residents in Garden City, Kansas (Finney County) through 255 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 276 total violations for this system , of which 239 (87%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 32 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 215 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Towns Riverview Subdivision's 276 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
950
Total Violations
276
Health-Based Violations
239
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
255
County
Finney
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
239
Monitoring Violations
32
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MCL 215 2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 20 2012
Combined Uranium MR 14 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1992
TTHM MR 4 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2021
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 2008
Public Notice Other 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 Towns Riverview Subdivision.

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 KS2005502 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
2023 Combined Uranium MR 14 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 4006
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 5000
2021 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 2456
2019 Combined Uranium MCL 215 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 4006
2017 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 7500
2012 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 20 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 4000
2008 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 0600
1992 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / KS2005502 / 3100

How Towns Riverview Subdivision Compares

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

Metric Towns Riverview Subdivision Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 276 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 239 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 950 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 Towns Riverview Subdivision water safe to drink? ▼
Towns Riverview Subdivision (PWS ID: KS2005502) has 276 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 950 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Towns Riverview Subdivision serve? ▼
Towns Riverview Subdivision serves 950 people in Garden City, Kansas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 255 service connections.
What type of violations does Towns Riverview Subdivision have? ▼
Towns Riverview Subdivision has 276 total violations: 239 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 32 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Towns Riverview Subdivision water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Towns Riverview Subdivision under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Towns Riverview Subdivision use? ▼
Towns Riverview Subdivision uses Groundwater 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.