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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Kansas

168 active public water systems in Kansas had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 168 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Ozawkie, City of
Ozawkie · Jefferson County 		636 1 1
Bennington, City of
Bennington · Ottawa County 		635 2 2
Hoyt, City of
Hoyt · Jackson County 		599 1 1
Marquette, City of
Marquette · McPherson County 		596 1 1
Jefferson CO Rwd 15
Grantville · Jefferson County 		563 1 1
Claflin, City of
Claflin · Barton County 		553 3 1
Elk CO Rwd 2
Howard · Elk County 		520 4 1
Protection, City of
Protection · Comanche County 		503 1 1
Metro Topeka Airport Authority
Topeka · Shawnee County 		500 2 1
Sumner CO Rwd 2
Wellington · Sumner County 		490 4 2
Skyline School
Pratt · Pratt County 		476 3 2
Chautauqua CO Rwd 4
Sedan · Chautauqua County 		475 3 2
Saline CO Rwd 2
Gypsum · Saline County 		465 5 2
Thayer, City of
Thayer · Neosho County 		433 1 1
Doniphan CO Rwd 6
Highland · Doniphan County 		428 4 3
Montgomery CO Rwd 2c B
Dearing · Montgomery County 		428 2 1
Potwin, City of
Potwin · Butler County 		424 5 1
New Strawn, City of
New Strawn · Coffey County 		412 1 1
Ellis CO Rwd 6
Hays · Ellis County 		383 3 3
Dearing, City of
Dearing · Montgomery County 		376 2 2
Almena, City of
Almena · Norton County 		366 2 1
Douglas CO Rwd 6
Lecompton · Douglas County 		360 2 2
Hartford, City of
Hartford · Lyon County 		356 3 3
Melvern, City of
Melvern · Osage County 		351 1 1
Midwest Camps, LLC
Halstead · Harvey County 		340 4 1
Montgomery CO Rwd 14
Coffeyville · Montgomery County 		330 5 1
South Haven, City of
South Haven · Sumner County 		325 3 1
Countryside Estates MHP Hays Ks, LLC
Hays · Ellis County 		300 6 3
Fairfield High School
Langdon · Reno County 		300 1 1
Wilson CO Rwd 4
Neodesha · Wilson County 		293 1 1
McFarland, City of
Mcfarland · Wabaunsee County 		281 2 1
Greeley, City of
Greeley · Anderson County 		271 3 2
Tescott, City of
Tescott · Ottawa County 		271 7 2
Hanston, City of
Hanston · Hodgeman County 		260 5 2
Arcadia, City of
Arcadia · Crawford County 		257 3 3
Lane CO Rwd 1
Healy · Lane County 		256 6 1
Princeton, City of
Princeton · Franklin County 		252 3 2
Ingalls, City of
Ingalls · Gray County 		249 4 1
Lancaster, City of
Lancaster · Atchison County 		248 4 2
Brookville, City of
Brookville · Saline County 		244 3 1
Lane, City of
Lane · Franklin County 		244 4 2
Marion CO Improvement Dist 2
Marion · Marion County 		234 3 1
Blue Mound, City of
Blue Mound · Linn County 		223 1 1
Sundowner, INC
Salina · Saline County 		220 9 2
Easton, City of
Easton · Leavenworth County 		211 4 3
Sylvia, City of
Sylvia · Reno County 		210 6 3
Harper CO Rwd 5
Harper · Harper County 		209 6 3
Prescott, City of
Prescott · Linn County 		207 3 2
Toronto, City of
Toronto · Woodson County 		203 5 1
Bushton, City of
Bushton · Rice County 		199 5 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.