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Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in Kansas

263 active public water systems in Kansas had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 36 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Liberal, City of
Liberal · Seward County 		19,640 3 1
Park City, City of
Park City · Sedgwick County 		8,503 5 2
Clearwater, City of
Clearwater · Sedgwick County 		2,626 3 2
Lacrosse, City of
Lacrosse · Rush County 		1,232 2 0
Nickerson, City of
Nickerson · Reno County 		1,050 3 2
Marion CO Rwd 1
Durham · Marion County 		780 2 0
Montgomery CO Rwd 4
Sycamore · Montgomery County 		745 4 3
Great Bend Industrial Park
Great Bend · Barton County 		700 2 0
Attica, City of
Attica · Harper County 		506 3 0
Skyline School
Pratt · Pratt County 		476 3 2
Saline CO Rwd 2
Gypsum · Saline County 		465 5 2
Midwest Camps, LLC
Halstead · Harvey County 		340 4 1
Otis, City of
Otis · Rush County 		297 2 0
Elk City, City of
Elk City · Montgomery County 		292 4 0
Tescott, City of
Tescott · Ottawa County 		271 7 2
Lane, City of
Lane · Franklin County 		244 4 2
Marion CO Improvement Dist 2
Marion · Marion County 		234 3 1
Burns, City of
Burns · Marion County 		232 3 2
Sylvia, City of
Sylvia · Reno County 		210 6 3
Bogue, City of
Bogue · Graham County 		151 4 2
Admire, City of
Admire · Lyon County 		130 4 0
Boudreux Burger Barn LLC
Peck · Sumner County 		125 4 1
Culver, City of
Culver · Ottawa County 		115 6 3
Damar, City of
Damar · Rooks County 		115 4 1
Morland, City of
Morland · Graham County 		115 4 2
Cassoday, City of
Cassoday · Butler County 		111 2 1
Horace, City of
Horace · Greeley County 		102 6 3
Russell CO Rwd 4
Russell · Russell County 		90 7 3
Simmons Subdivision Sanitation System
Rose Hill · Butler County 		75 7 4
Oketo, City of
Oketo · Marshall County 		65 6 1
Virgil, City of
Virgil · Greenwood County 		48 5 1
Living Water Ranch
Olsburg · Pottawatomie County 		40 3 2
Speed, City of
Speed · Phillips County 		36 4 1
Cedar Point, City of
Cedar Point · Chase County 		27 8 3
Arkalon Park
Liberal · Seward County 		25 1 0
Cheney State Park Marina
Cheney · Reno County 		25 1 0
Ulysses, City of
Ulysses · Grant County 		6,410 2 0
Shawnee CO Rwd 8
Tecumseh · Shawnee County 		6,073 2 0
Sedgwick CO Rwd 3
Derby · Sedgwick County 		6,045 2 0
Goddard, City of
Goddard · Sedgwick County 		5,372 3 1
Scott City, City of
Scott City · Scott County 		3,748 4 2
Larned, City of
Larned · Pawnee County 		3,621 4 2
Kingman, City of
Kingman · Kingman County 		3,062 3 1
Hoisington, City of
Hoisington · Barton County 		2,657 2 0
Butler CO Rwd 6
El Dorado · Butler County 		2,655 2 0
Sedgwick CO Rwd 4
Goddard · Sedgwick County 		2,580 2 0
Cowley CO Rwd 3
Arkansas City · Cowley County 		2,500 2 0
Montgomery CO Rwd 1c
Havana · Montgomery County 		2,450 3 1
Miami CO Rwd 3
Osawatomie · Miami County 		2,435 3 1
Cherryvale, City of
Cherryvale · Montgomery County 		2,159 4 2
About this data

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