Public Water System

ELK CO RWD 1

PWSID KS2004905 · Kansas · 494 people served

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ELK CO RWD 1 is an EPA-regulated public water system in Kansas (PWSID KS2004905). It serves an estimated 494 residents — a rural community of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, ELK CO RWD 1 has recorded 4 EPA health-based violations. The grade of C summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

494

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for ELK CO RWD 1 over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)disinfectant

EPA Code 2456 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.06 mg/L

Last Reading

.067 MG/L

First Reported

Jan 2025

Most Recent

Jan 2025

What this violation means

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) are the second major group of disinfection byproducts after TTHMs. They form by the same mechanism — chlorine reacting with organic matter — and pose similar long-term cancer risks. Utilities are required to test quarterly at distribution-system locations to track HAA5 levels.

Recommended precautions

→Activated carbon filtration removes most HAA5.
→Reverse osmosis is highly effective.
→Unlike TTHMs, HAA5 do not significantly off-gas. Use treatment rather than aeration.
→Long-term ingestion is the primary concern, not short-term skin contact.

Read the complete guide to Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by ELK CO RWD 1

MOLINE

ZIP Codes Served

67353

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID KS2004905. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact ELK CO RWD 1 directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).