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Community Water System · PWS KS2013701

Almena, City Of

Almena, Kansas 67622-0277 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 366 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

366
People served
454
EPA violations
90
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 454 drinking-water violations at Almena, City Of, 20% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

454
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
366
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Almena, City Of

Almena, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 366 residents in Almena, Kansas (Norton County) through 216 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 454 total violations for this system , of which 90 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 361 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 47 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%).

Almena, City Of's 454 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
366
Total Violations
454
Health-Based Violations
90
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
216
County
Norton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
90
Monitoring Violations
361
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 47 2003
Coliform (TCR) MR 30 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 27 2013
Selenium MCL 16 1998
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 10 2018
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2018
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2018
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2018
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2018
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2018
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 2018
Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 2018
Benzene MR 10 2018
Toluene MR 10 2018
Ethylbenzene MR 10 2018
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2018
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 2018
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2018
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 10 2018
Atrazine MR 10 2018
Styrene MR 10 2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 2018
Xylenes, Total MR 10 2018
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2018
CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 2018
Trichloroethylene MR 10 2018
Vinyl chloride MR 10 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2022
Barium MR 8 2018
Cadmium MR 8 2018

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 Almena, 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 KS2013701 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
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 5000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 8000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2950
2018 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2946
2018 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2977
2018 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2979
2018 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2980
2018 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2981
2018 Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2982
2018 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2985
2018 Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2987
2018 Benzene MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2990
2018 Toluene MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2991
2018 Ethylbenzene MR 10 SDWIS / KS2013701 / 2992

How Almena, City Of Compares

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

Metric Almena, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 454 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 90 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 366 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 Almena, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Almena, City Of (PWS ID: KS2013701) has 454 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 366 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Almena, City Of serve? ▼
Almena, City Of serves 366 people in Almena, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 216 service connections.
What type of violations does Almena, City Of have? ▼
Almena, City Of has 454 total violations: 90 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 361 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Almena, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Almena, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Almena, City Of use? ▼
Almena, City Of 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.