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Community Water System · PWS KS2016910

Sundowner, Inc

Ellinwood, Kansas 67526 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 220 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

220
People served
304
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 304 drinking-water violations at Sundowner, Inc, 6% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

304
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
220
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sundowner, Inc

Sundowner, Inc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 220 residents in Ellinwood, Kansas (Saline County) through 65 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 304 total violations for this system , of which 18 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 262 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 103 violations (MON). 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%).

Sundowner, Inc's 304 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
220
Total Violations
304
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
65
County
Saline
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
262
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 103 2025
Chlorine MR 64 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 56 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 16 2020
Nitrate MR 13 2022
Public Notice Other 12 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2008
TTHM MR 5 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2021
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 Sundowner, Inc.

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 KS2016910 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 103 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 8000
2025 Chlorine MR 64 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 0999
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 5200
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 7000
2022 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 1040
2022 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 7500
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 8000
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 16 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 5000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 8000
2017 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 2950
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 2456
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 56 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 3100
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / KS2016910 / 3100

How Sundowner, Inc Compares

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

Metric Sundowner, Inc Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 304 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 220 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 Sundowner, Inc water safe to drink? ▼
Sundowner, Inc (PWS ID: KS2016910) has 304 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 220 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Sundowner, Inc serve? ▼
Sundowner, Inc serves 220 people in Ellinwood, Kansas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 65 service connections.
What type of violations does Sundowner, Inc have? ▼
Sundowner, Inc has 304 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 262 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sundowner, Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sundowner, Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sundowner, Inc use? ▼
Sundowner, Inc 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.