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Community Water System · PWS KS2005530

Hillcrest Courts

Garden City, Kansas 67846 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
105
EPA violations
21
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 105 drinking-water violations at Hillcrest Courts, 20% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

105
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hillcrest Courts

Hillcrest Courts is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Garden City, Kansas (Finney County) through 11 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 105 total violations for this system , of which 21 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 48 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 Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 17 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%).

Hillcrest Courts's 105 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
25
Total Violations
105
Health-Based Violations
21
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
11
County
Finney
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
48
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 2025
Public Notice Other 15 2023
Groundwater Rule TT 13 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 2025
Chlorine MR 7 2025
Groundwater Rule Other 5 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1997
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2013
Nitrate MCL 4 2009
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2024

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 Hillcrest Courts.

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 KS2005530 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 5000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 8000
2025 Chlorine MR 7 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 0999
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 5200
2023 Public Notice Other 15 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 7500
2021 Groundwater Rule TT 13 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 0700
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 7000
2018 Groundwater Rule Other 5 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 0700
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 3100
2013 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 4000
2009 Nitrate MCL 4 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 1040
1997 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / KS2005530 / 3100

How Hillcrest Courts Compares

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

Metric Hillcrest Courts Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 105 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 21 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 25 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 Hillcrest Courts water safe to drink? ▼
Hillcrest Courts (PWS ID: KS2005530) has 105 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hillcrest Courts serve? ▼
Hillcrest Courts serves 25 people in Garden City, Kansas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 11 service connections.
What type of violations does Hillcrest Courts have? ▼
Hillcrest Courts has 105 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 48 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hillcrest Courts water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hillcrest Courts under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hillcrest Courts use? ▼
Hillcrest Courts 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.