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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
Harper CO Rwd 5
Harper · Harper County 		209 6 3
Ford, City of
Ford · Ford County 		204 6 0
Toronto, City of
Toronto · Woodson County 		203 5 1
Hunters Island Water District
Manhattan · Riley County 		200 2 0
St. John Paul II Independent School, INC
Wichita · Sedgwick County 		200 3 1
Bushton, City of
Bushton · Rice County 		199 5 2
Ottawa CO Rwd 1
Ada · Ottawa County 		198 2 0
Whiting, City of
Whiting · Jackson County 		196 3 1
Wilson CO Rwd 2
Fredonia · Wilson County 		194 5 2
Iowa Tribe of KS & NE
County 		192 9 0
Pawnee Rock, City of
Pawnee Rock · Barton County 		190 3 0
Walnut, City of
Walnut · Crawford County 		189 1 0
Mullinville, City of
Mullinville · Kiowa County 		188 1 0
McPherson CO Rwd 2
Mcpherson · McPherson County 		186 3 0
Harveyville, City of
Harveyville · Wabaunsee County 		181 2 0
Hamilton, City of
Hamilton · Greenwood County 		180 4 0
Barton Hills Addition
Great Bend · Barton County 		176 7 3
Whitehurst Trailer Park
Garden City · Finney County 		176 8 3
Schoenchen, City of
Schoenchen · Ellis County 		173 6 2
Atlanta, City of
Atlanta · Cowley County 		169 4 1
Rantoul, City of
Rantoul · Franklin County 		168 3 1
Randolph, City of
Randolph · Riley County 		167 4 1
Barnes, City of
Barnes · Washington County 		161 2 0
Woodbine, City of
Woodbine · Dickinson County 		160 4 1
Kanorado, City of
Kanorado · Sherman County 		155 5 2
McCracken, City of
Mccracken · Rush County 		154 4 1
Reno CO Rwd 1
Hutchinson · Reno County 		150 5 1
West Mineral, City of
West Mineral · Cherokee County 		150 3 0
Grenola, City of
Grenola · Elk County 		148 4 0
Galesburg, City of
Galesburg · Neosho County 		147 6 1
Sharon, City of
Sharon · Barber County 		147 2 0
Jennie Barker Elem School
Garden City · Finney County 		146 3 1
Denison, City of
Denison · Jackson County 		145 3 0
Dorrance, City of
Dorrance · Russell County 		145 5 2
Long Island, City of
Long Island · Phillips County 		135 2 0
Rolling Hills Landowners Assn
Liberal · Seward County 		130 4 1
Fall River, City of
Fall River · Greenwood County 		129 2 0
Neosho CO Rwd 3
Erie · Neosho County 		128 7 1
Summerfield, City of
Summerfield · Marshall County 		126 2 0
Allen CO Rwd 10
Chanute · Allen County 		125 5 3
Country View Mobile Home Park
Hays · Ellis County 		125 3 0
Wheatland High School
Grainfield · Gove County 		125 3 1
Wilson CO Rwd 12
Neodesha · Wilson County 		123 6 3
Preston, City of
Preston · Pratt County 		120 5 1
Viola, City of
Viola · Sedgwick County 		115 4 1
Atchison CO Rwd 3
Atchison · Atchison County 		110 5 3
Chautauqua, City of
Chautauqua · Chautauqua County 		110 7 2
Haddam, City of
Haddam · Washington County 		109 5 1
Bunker Hill, City of
Bunker Hill · Russell County 		106 3 1
Goff, City of
Goff · Nemaha County 		105 3 1
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.