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Community Water System · PWS KS2009918

Public Wholesale WSD 4

Cherryvale, Kansas 67335 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1
People served
67
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 67 drinking-water violations at Public Wholesale WSD 4, 13% of them health-based - below the Kansas per-system average.

67
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Public Wholesale WSD 4

Public Wholesale WSD 4 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1 residents in Cherryvale, Kansas (Labette County) through 34 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 67 total violations for this system , of which 9 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 52 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 9 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%).

Public Wholesale WSD 4's 67 violations sit below 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
67
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
34
County
Labette
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 9 2001
E. COLI MR 8 2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 1989
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 1989
Vinyl chloride MR 6 1989
Benzene MR 6 1989
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 1989
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 1989
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1989
Public Notice Other 4 2017
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1989
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2000

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 4.

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 KS2009918 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
2017 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 3014
2017 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 7500
2001 TTHM MCL 9 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2950
2000 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 7000
1989 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2981
1989 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2980
1989 Vinyl chloride MR 6 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2976
1989 Benzene MR 6 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2990
1989 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2969
1989 Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2982
1989 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2977
1989 Trichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / KS2009918 / 2984

How Public Wholesale WSD 4 Compares

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

Metric Public Wholesale WSD 4 Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 67 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 4 water safe to drink? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 4 (PWS ID: KS2009918) has 67 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 4 serve? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 4 serves 1 people in Cherryvale, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 34 service connections.
What type of violations does Public Wholesale WSD 4 have? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 4 has 67 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 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 4 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Public Wholesale WSD 4 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Public Wholesale WSD 4 use? ▼
Public Wholesale WSD 4 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.