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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
Jefferson CO Rwd 13
Lawrence · Jefferson County 		2,115 3 0
Crawford CO Rwd 1c
Girard · Crawford County 		1,915 5 2
Cherokee CO Rwd 3
Columbus · Cherokee County 		1,900 5 2
Ottawa CO Rwd 2
Salina · Ottawa County 		1,794 2 0
Caney, City of
Caney · Montgomery County 		1,756 8 2
Butler CO Rwd 4
Augusta · Butler County 		1,565 2 0
Douglass, City of
Douglass · Butler County 		1,551 3 0
Butler CO Rwd 2
El Dorado · Butler County 		1,534 4 1
Horton, City of
Horton · Brown County 		1,514 3 0
Meade, City of
Meade · Meade County 		1,506 3 1
Butler CO Rwd 7
Whitewater · Butler County 		1,455 2 0
Towanda, City of
Towanda · Butler County 		1,445 4 0
Sumner CO Rwd 5
Conway Springs · Sumner County 		1,429 4 1
Kinsley, City of
Kinsley · Edwards County 		1,417 3 0
Hill City, City of
Hill City · Graham County 		1,410 3 1
Carbondale, City of
Carbondale · Osage County 		1,344 4 2
Neosho CO Rwd 2
Stark · Neosho County 		1,210 3 1
Anderson CO Rwd 4
Westphalia · Anderson County 		1,200 3 1
Colonial Gardens Mobile Home CT
Manhattan · Riley County 		1,200 2 0
Sumner CO Rwd 4
Arkansas City · Sumner County 		1,157 2 0
Montgomery CO Rwd 6
Independence · Montgomery County 		1,092 5 2
Labette CO Rwd 8
Bartlett · Labette County 		1,063 3 1
Greenwood CO Rwd 2
Eureka · Greenwood County 		1,062 3 1
Oxford, City of
Oxford · Sumner County 		1,048 2 0
Altamont, City of
Altamont · Labette County 		1,044 2 0
Erie, City of
Erie · Neosho County 		1,037 5 2
Plains, City of
Plains · Meade County 		1,023 2 0
Linn Valley, City of
Linn Valley · Linn County 		1,008 3 1
Sedan, City of
Sedan · Chautauqua County 		1,005 4 0
Clay CO Rwd 2
Clay Center · Clay County 		950 2 0
Stafford, City of
Stafford · Stafford County 		936 3 1
Peabody, City of
Peabody · Marion County 		932 5 1
Dickinson CO Rwd 1
Talmage · Dickinson County 		879 3 0
Mitchell CO Rwd 2
Glen Elder · Mitchell County 		873 2 0
Kiowa, City of
Kiowa · Barber County 		869 6 2
McLouth, City of
Mclouth · Jefferson County 		858 2 0
Cowley CO Rwd 6
Arkansas City · Cowley County 		792 3 0
Southeast Saline Schools
Gypsum · Saline County 		790 2 0
Tribune, City of
Tribune · Greeley County 		784 4 2
Butler CO Rwd 1
El Dorado · Butler County 		782 3 0
Ashland, City of
Ashland · Clark County 		770 3 1
Saline CO Rwd 4
Salina · Saline County 		768 3 1
Minneola, City of
Minneola · Clark County 		752 3 0
Enterprise, City of
Enterprise · Dickinson County 		714 3 1
Deerfield, City of
Deerfield · Kearny County 		692 6 1
Hanover, City of
Hanover · Washington County 		689 3 1
Madison, City of
Madison · Greenwood County 		682 6 3
Mound City, City of
Mound City · Linn County 		678 4 1
Whitewater, City of
Whitewater · Butler County 		666 5 1
Jefferson CO Rwd 2
Perry · Jefferson County 		642 2 0
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.