Public water system · KS2100910
ActiveGreat Bend Industrial Park
At a glance
Great Bend Industrial Park (PWSID KS2100910) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Barton County, Kansas. It reports serving 700 people through 55 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
700
Service connections
55
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Great Bend Industrial Park compare with other water systems in Barton County?
By EPA's size categories, Great Bend Industrial Park is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Barton County has 16 active public water systems, and Great Bend Industrial Park is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,426 people per system, and accounts for 3.1% of the 22,818 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kansas, the 1,041 active systems average 2,800 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Great Bend Industrial Park is about 63% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Kansas has 40 active non-transient non-community water systems, 3.8% of the state's 1,041 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 587 Kansas systems (56%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Great Bend Industrial Park?
EPA lists Great Bend Industrial Park as owned by a local government. The KS state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 11 of the 16 active systems in Barton County (69%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Great Bend Industrial Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. The violations listed here began between September 1992 and April 2003. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Great Bend Industrial Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Great Bend Industrial Park?
Great Bend Industrial Park (PWSID KS2100910) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the KS state drinking water program.
How many people does Great Bend Industrial Park serve?
Great Bend Industrial Park reports serving 700 people through 55 service connections in Barton County, Kansas.
Where does Great Bend Industrial Park get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Great Bend Industrial Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Great Bend Industrial Park's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the KS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Great Bend Industrial Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Great Bend Industrial Park is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Barton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bend, City of | Barton | 14,580 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hoisington, City of | Barton | 2,657 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ellinwood, City of | Barton | 1,989 | Community | Groundwater |
| Barton County Community College | Barton | 1,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Claflin, City of | Barton | 553 | Community | Groundwater |
| Barton Co Rwd 2 | Barton | 368 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Great Bend Industrial Park, PWSID KS2100910, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/great-bend-industrial-park-ks2100910 (data as of October 1, 2026).