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Community Water System · PWS KS2005904

Richmond, City Of

Richmond, Kansas 66080-0174 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 442 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

442
People served
459
EPA violations
277
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 459 drinking-water violations at Richmond, City Of, 60% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

459
Total EPA violations on record
60%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
442
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Richmond, City Of

Richmond, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 442 residents in Richmond, Kansas (Franklin County) through 207 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 459 total violations for this system , of which 277 (60%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 118 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 TTHM, recorded in 118 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%).

Richmond, City Of's 459 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
442
Total Violations
459
Health-Based Violations
277
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
207
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
214
Monitoring Violations
118
Treatment Tech Violations
63

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 118 2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 73 2011
CARBON, TOTAL TT 48 2017
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 41 2021
Public Notice Other 23 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 2015
E. COLI MR 17 2019
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 15 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2017
Chlorine MR 9 2024
CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 2018
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2018
TTHM MR 5 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2020
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2004
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 2008
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2025

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 Richmond, 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 KS2005904 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 REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 5200
2024 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 0999
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 8000
2021 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 41 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 0200
2021 Public Notice Other 23 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 7500
2021 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 0800
2020 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 0300
2020 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 2456
2019 E. COLI MR 17 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 3014
2018 CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 2920
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 7000
2017 TTHM MCL 118 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 2950
2017 CARBON, TOTAL TT 48 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 2920
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / KS2005904 / 5000

How Richmond, City Of Compares

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

Metric Richmond, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 459 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 277 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 442 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 Richmond, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Richmond, City Of (PWS ID: KS2005904) has 459 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 442 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Richmond, City Of serve? ▼
Richmond, City Of serves 442 people in Richmond, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 207 service connections.
What type of violations does Richmond, City Of have? ▼
Richmond, City Of has 459 total violations: 277 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 118 monitoring/reporting violations, and 63 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Richmond, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Richmond, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Richmond, City Of use? ▼
Richmond, 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.