Community Water System · PWS KS2005536
Whitehurst Trailer Park
Garden City, Kansas 67846 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 176 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 176
- People served
- 503
- EPA violations
- 14
- Health-based
- Untested
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 503 drinking-water violations at Whitehurst Trailer Park, 3% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.
- 503
- Total EPA violations on record
- 3%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 176
- People served by this system
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Whitehurst Trailer Park
Whitehurst Trailer Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 176 residents in Garden City, Kansas (Finney County) through 62 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 503 total violations for this system , of which 14 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 424 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 91 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%).
Whitehurst Trailer Park's 503 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 62
- County
- Finney
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 6
- Monitoring Violations
- 424
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 91 | 2016 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 55 | 2025 |
| Public Notice | Other | 46 | 2024 |
| Chlorine | MR | 29 | 2025 |
| TTHM | MR | 21 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 21 | 2025 |
| Nitrate | MR | 18 | 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 14 | 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 8 | 2018 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 7 | 2022 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 6 | 2014 |
| Arsenic | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Barium | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Mercury | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Selenium | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Fluoride | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Cadmium | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Chromium | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Combined Uranium | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2020 |
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 Whitehurst Trailer Park.
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 KS2005536 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
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 SDWISViolation 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 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 55 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 8000 |
| 2025 | Chlorine | MR | 29 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 0999 |
| 2025 | TTHM | MR | 21 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 2950 |
| 2025 | Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 21 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 2456 |
| 2025 | Nitrate | MR | 18 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 1040 |
| 2024 | Public Notice | Other | 46 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 7500 |
| 2024 | Nitrate | Other | 2 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 1040 |
| 2024 | LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 5200 |
| 2023 | Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 14 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 7000 |
| 2022 | Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 7 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 5000 |
| 2020 | Arsenic | MR | 6 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 1005 |
| 2020 | Barium | MR | 6 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 1010 |
| 2020 | Mercury | MR | 6 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 1035 |
| 2020 | Antimony, Total | MR | 6 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 1074 |
| 2020 | Thallium, Total | MR | 6 | SDWIS / KS2005536 / 1085 |
How Whitehurst Trailer Park Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Whitehurst Trailer Park | Kansas avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 503 | 88.1 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 14 | 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 | 176 | 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 |
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