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Water system · PWSID KS2001312

BROWN CO RWD 2

POWHATTAN, KS · ~724 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KS2001312

State

Kansas

City

POWHATTAN

Population served

724

Primary source

GWP

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

16

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

13

Health-based

52

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2025 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Apr 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Jan 2015 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Nov 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Oct 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Jul 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Jul 2011 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Apr 2011 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Jan 2011 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Jan 2010 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Oct 2009 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Jul 2009 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Feb 2025
  • State action · SIA Feb 2025
  • State action · SIF Jan 2017
  • State action · SOX Dec 2015
  • State action · SOX Sep 2015
  • State action · SO0 Sep 2015
  • State action · SIF Jul 2015
  • State action · SIE Jul 2015

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Nov 2021

3 · max 6.3 ug/L · 7

Copper

2 stations · latest Nov 2021

1.4 · max 2 ug/L · 7

Manganese

2 stations · latest Nov 2021

0.098 · max 0.19 mg/L · 7

Uranium

2 stations · latest Nov 2021

4.3 · max 5.2 ug/L · 7

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system KS2001312 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.