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Conway Springs, City Of

Conway Springs, Kansas 67031-0187 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,106 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,106
People served
385
EPA violations
283
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 385 drinking-water violations at Conway Springs, City Of, 74% of them health-based - above the Kansas per-system average.

385
Total EPA violations on record
74%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,106
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Conway Springs, City Of

Conway Springs, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,106 residents in Conway Springs, Kansas (Sumner County) through 513 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 385 total violations for this system , of which 283 (74%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 265 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%).

Conway Springs, City Of's 385 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
1,106
Total Violations
385
Health-Based Violations
283
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
513
County
Sumner
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
273
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 265 2019
Public Notice Other 44 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2012
Lead and Copper Rule TT 6 2001
Nitrate MR 6 2012
Groundwater Rule MR 5 2011
Groundwater Rule TT 4 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2019
TTHM MR 4 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2001

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 Conway Springs, 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 KS2019118 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
2023 Public Notice Other 44 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 7500
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 5000
2021 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 2456
2019 Nitrate MCL 265 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 1040
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 8000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 3100
2012 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 1040
2011 Groundwater Rule MR 5 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 0700
2010 Groundwater Rule TT 4 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 0700
2001 Lead and Copper Rule TT 6 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 5000
2001 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / KS2019118 / 7000

How Conway Springs, City Of Compares

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

Metric Conway Springs, City Of Kansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 385 88.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 283 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 1,106 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 Conway Springs, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Conway Springs, City Of (PWS ID: KS2019118) has 385 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,106 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Conway Springs, City Of serve? ▼
Conway Springs, City Of serves 1,106 people in Conway Springs, Kansas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 513 service connections.
What type of violations does Conway Springs, City Of have? ▼
Conway Springs, City Of has 385 total violations: 283 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Conway Springs, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Conway Springs, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Conway Springs, City Of use? ▼
Conway Springs, 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.