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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
Cherokee, City of
Cherokee · Crawford County 		591 5 1
Elk CO Rwd 2
Howard · Elk County 		520 4 1
Kickapoo Tribal Waterworks
County 		520 9 1
Cowley CO Rwd 4
Winfield · Cowley County 		500 2 0
Osage CO Rwd 4
Waverly · Osage County 		500 3 0
Atchison CO Rwd 1
Atchison · Atchison County 		490 2 0
Sumner CO Rwd 2
Wellington · Sumner County 		490 4 2
Lyon CO Rwd 3
Olpe · Lyon County 		479 2 0
Macksville, City of
Macksville · Stafford County 		471 3 0
Cunningham, City of
Cunningham · Kingman County 		462 1 0
Riverchase Mobile Home Park
Manhattan · Riley County 		460 2 0
Reno CO Rwd 3
Yoder · Reno County 		450 1 0
Richmond, City of
Richmond · Franklin County 		442 4 1
Bird City, City of
Bird City · Cheyenne County 		437 3 0
Norwich, City of
Norwich · Kingman County 		433 4 0
Doniphan CO Rwd 6
Highland · Doniphan County 		428 4 3
Potwin, City of
Potwin · Butler County 		424 5 1
Linwood, City of
Linwood · Leavenworth County 		419 3 1
Saline CO Rwd 7
Lindsborg · Saline County 		418 2 0
Gypsum, City of
Gypsum · Saline County 		402 3 1
Lewis, City of
Lewis · Edwards County 		390 3 0
Linn, City of
Linn · Washington County 		382 2 0
McCune, City of
Mccune · Crawford County 		372 2 0
Jewell, City of
Jewell · Jewell County 		365 3 0
Glen Elder, City of
Glen Elder · Mitchell County 		359 3 0
Southwestern Heights High School
Plains · Seward County 		350 3 0
Altoona, City of
Altoona · Wilson County 		349 2 0
Lakeside Village Improvement Dist
Ozawkie · Jefferson County 		343 3 1
Montgomery CO Rwd 8
Independence · Montgomery County 		340 3 0
Lucas, City of
Lucas · Russell County 		337 3 1
Montgomery CO Rwd 14
Coffeyville · Montgomery County 		330 5 1
Dutch Kitchen
Hutchinson · Reno County 		325 2 1
South Haven, City of
South Haven · Sumner County 		325 3 1
Neosho CO Rwd 8
St Paul · Neosho County 		323 4 0
Neosho CO Rwd 6
Chanute · Neosho County 		314 2 0
Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Wichita · Reno County 		300 1 0
Countryside Estates MHP Hays Ks, LLC
Hays · Ellis County 		300 6 3
YMCA Camp Hyde INC
Viola · Sedgwick County 		300 2 1
Bazine, City of
Bazine · Ness County 		279 3 1
Hanston, City of
Hanston · Hodgeman County 		260 5 2
Copeland, City of
Copeland · Gray County 		251 6 1
Elyria Christian School
Mcpherson · McPherson County 		250 1 0
Ingalls, City of
Ingalls · Gray County 		249 4 1
Lancaster, City of
Lancaster · Atchison County 		248 4 2
Dexter, City of
Dexter · Cowley County 		226 2 0
Olsburg, City of
Olsburg · Pottawatomie County 		221 2 0
Sundowner, INC
Salina · Saline County 		220 9 2
Buffalo, City of
Buffalo · Wilson County 		218 2 0
Walton, City of
Walton · Harvey County 		217 5 1
Geary CO Rwd 1
Junction City · Geary County 		216 3 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.