Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in Kansas
26 active public water systems in Kansas had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 11 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.
Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Desoto, City of Desoto · Johnson County |
4,645 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Stafford, City of Stafford · Stafford County |
936 | 3 | 1 | |
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Alta Vista, City of Alta Vista · Wabaunsee County |
422 | 2 | 2 | |
|
McDonald, City of Mcdonald · Rawlins County |
116 | 2 | 2 | |
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Morland, City of Morland · Graham County |
115 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Simmons Subdivision Sanitation System Rose Hill · Butler County |
75 | 7 | 4 | |
|
Prairie Schooner Mobile Home Court Mulvane · Sumner County |
50 | 5 | 1 | |
|
Living Water Ranch Olsburg · Pottawatomie County |
40 | 3 | 2 | |
|
Cedar Point, City of Cedar Point · Chase County |
27 | 8 | 3 | |
|
Hillcrest Courts Garden City · Finney County |
25 | 7 | 5 | |
|
Ricks Restaurant Pratt · Pratt County |
25 | 2 | 1 | |
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Ellis, City of Ellis · Ellis County |
2,001 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Morris CO Rwd 1 Dwight · Morris County |
1,788 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Horton, City of Horton · Brown County |
1,514 | 3 | 0 | |
|
Republic CO Rwd 2 Belleville · Republic County |
1,293 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Rossville, City of Rossville · Shawnee County |
1,099 | 2 | 1 | |
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Solomon, City of Solomon · Dickinson County |
993 | 1 | 0 | |
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Dickinson CO Rwd 1 Talmage · Dickinson County |
879 | 3 | 0 | |
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Pottawatomie CO Rwd 2 Olsburg · Pottawatomie County |
865 | 3 | 2 | |
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Mankato, City of Mankato · Jewell County |
848 | 2 | 0 | |
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Brown CO Rwd 1 Fairview · Brown County |
709 | 3 | 2 | |
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Osage CO Rwd 2 Quenemo · Osage County |
440 | 2 | 0 | |
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Leonardville, City of Leonardville · Riley County |
436 | 1 | 0 | |
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Phillips CO Rwd 1 Phillipsburg · Phillips County |
432 | 2 | 1 | |
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Palco, City of Palco · Rooks County |
210 | 4 | 1 | |
|
Oneida, City of Oneida · Nemaha County |
61 | 3 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Kansas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.